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  2. Tehachapi Pass - Wikipedia

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    Tehachapi Pass ( Kawaiisu: Tihachipia, meaning "hard climb") [2] [3] is a mountain pass crossing the Tehachapi Mountains in Kern County, California. Traditionally, the pass marks the northeast end of the Tehachapis and the south end of the Sierra Nevada range. The route is a principal connector between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert.

  3. St. Andrew's Abbey - Wikipedia

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    St. Andrew's Priory thus began its ministry in Valyermo, which is located in the High Desert of Southern California and within the boundaries of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It is not far from the communities of Palmdale, Lancaster and Wrightwood, California. Priory to Abbey. In 1992, St. Andrew's Priory became an abbey.

  4. Neenach, California - Wikipedia

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    GNIS feature ID. 1669887 [1] Neenach ( / ˈniːnæk / NEE-nak) is an agricultural settlement in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, with a population of about 800. [2] It is facing a massive change with the proposed construction of a 23,000-home planned community to its north called Centennial.

  5. Ojai, California - Wikipedia

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    1652763, 2411308. Website. ojaicity .org. Ojai Inn, built in 1876. Photo taken in 1880s. Ojai Arcade, built in 1917 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Post Office tower at right. Ojai ( / ˈoʊhaɪ / ⓘ OH-hy; Chumash: ’Awhaỳ) [10] is a city in Ventura County, California. Located in the Ojai Valley, it is northwest of Los Angeles and ...

  6. Palmdale Regional Airport - Wikipedia

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    Palmdale Regional Airport. /  34.62861°N 118.08444°W  / 34.62861; -118.08444. Palmdale Regional Airport ( IATA: PMD, ICAO: KPMD, FAA LID: PMD) is an airport in Palmdale, California, United States. The city of Palmdale took over the airport at the end of 2013, managing it via the Palmdale Airport Authority. [2]

  7. Antelope Valley - Wikipedia

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    The Antelope Valley is located in northern Los Angeles County, California, United States, and the southeast portion of California's Kern County, and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert. [1] It is situated between the Tehachapi, Sierra Pelona, and the San Gabriel Mountains. [2]

  8. Mojave Desert - Wikipedia

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    The Mojave Desert is often colloquially called the "high desert", as most of it lies between 2,000 and 4,000 feet (610 and 1,220 m). It supports a diversity of flora and fauna. The 54,000 sq mi (140,000 km 2) desert supports a number of human activities, including recreation, ranching, and military training. [9]

  9. Phelan, California - Wikipedia

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    Area codes. 442/760. FIPS code. 06-56826. GNIS feature ID. 2627935. Phelan is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, in the Victor Valley of the Mojave Desert, north of the San Gabriel Mountains. The population was 14,304 in the 2010 census.