Tejon Pass

Tejon Pass
Portezuelo de Cortes Portezuela de Castac
The top of the Tejon Pass on southbound Interstate 5 (2009)
Elevation	4,144 ft (1,263 m)
Traversed by	I-5
Location	Los Angeles and Kern counties, California
Range	San Emigdio, Tehachapi, and Sierra Pelona Mountains
Coordinates	34°48′10″N 118°52′36″W / 34.80278°N 118.87667°W / 34.80278; -118.87667
Location in California

The Tejon Pass /teɪˈhoʊn, təˈhoʊn, ˈteɪ.hoʊn/, 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. Both the pass and the grade north of it to the Central Valley are commonly referred to as "the Grapevine". It has been traversed by major roads such as the El Camino Viejo, the Stockton – Los Angeles Road, the Ridge Route, U.S. Route 99, and now Interstate 5.