Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound

Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound is a rest area in Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California. Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound is situated nearby to Tejon Pass Rest Area - Northbound, as well as near the police station CHP Fort Tejon Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tejon Pass and Castac Lake.

Tejon Pass

Mountain saddle

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The Tejon Pass, previously known as Portezuelo de Cortes, Portezuela de Castac, and Fort Tejon Pass is a mountain pass between the southwest end of the Tehachapi Mountains and northeastern San Emigdio Mountains, linking Southern California north to the Central Valley. Tejon Pass is situated 2 miles south of Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound.

Castac Lake

Lake

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Castac Lake, also known as Tejon Lake, is a natural saline endorheic, or sink, lake near Lebec, California. The lake is located in the Tehachapi Mountains just south of the Grapevine section of Interstate 5, and within Tejon Ranch. Castac Lake is situated 2 miles east of Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lebec and Gorman.

Lebec

Village

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Lebec is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southwestern Kern County, California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,239.

Gorman

Village

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Gorman is an unincorporated community in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is located in Peace Valley south of the Tejon Pass, which links Southern California with the San Joaquin Valley and Northern California. Gorman is situated 2½ miles southeast of Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound.

Frazier Park

Locality

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Frazier Park is a village and unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is 5 miles west of Lebec, at an elevation of 4,639 feet. It is one of the Mountain Communities of the Tejon Pass. Frazier Park is situated 4 miles west of Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound.

Tejon Pass Rest Area - Southbound

Type: Rest area
Also known as: “Southbound Lebec Rest Area”
Category: transportation
Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.82815° or 34° 49′ 41″ north

Longitude

-118.87237° or 118° 52′ 21″ west

Operator

California Department of Transportation

Open location code

8563R4HH+73

OpenStreetMap ID

way 102758110

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=rest_area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tejon Pass Rest Area - Northbound and CHP Fort Tejon Station.

Nearby Places

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