Editing Tehachapi Mountains (section)

{{Short description|Mountain range of the Transverse Ranges in California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name              = Tehachapi Mountains
| photo             = EastTehachapiCrest.jpg
| photo_caption     = Tehachapi Mountains Crest peaks
| country           = United States
| subdivision1      = California
| subdivision3_type = Counties
| subdivision3      = {{hlist|[[Kern County|Kern]]|[[Los Angeles County|Los Angeles]]}}
| parent            = [[Transverse Ranges]]
| borders_on        = {{hlist|[[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]]|[[San Emigdio Mountains]]|[[Sierra Pelona Mountains]]}}
| highest           = [[Double Mountain (California)|Double Mountain]]
| elevation_ft      = 7981
| range_coordinates = {{coord|34.95|N|118.58|W|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| map_image         = Wpdms shdrlfi020l tehachapi mountains.jpg
| coordinates       = 
| length_mi         = 40
}}

The '''Tehachapi Mountains''' ({{IPAc-en|t|ə|ˈ|h|æ|tʃ|ə|p|i}}; [[Kawaiisu]]: ''Tihachipia'', meaning "hard climb")<ref>[https://www.tehachapinews.com/visitor-guide/visitor-guide-what-does-tehachapi-mean/article_afd99b28-f930-11e6-b7e8-f3dbfe17b5ee.html Tehachapi News - Visitor Guide: What does 'Tehachapi' mean?]</ref><ref>[https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2016/02/11/meet-the-toughest-mountains-in-california/ideas/connecting-california/ Zócalo Public Square - Meet the Toughest Mountains in California]</ref> are a [[mountain range]] in the [[Transverse Ranges]] system of [[California]] in the [[Western United States]]. The range extends for approximately {{convert|40|mi|km}} in southern [[Kern County, California|Kern County]] and northwestern [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] and form part of the boundary between the [[San Joaquin Valley]] and the [[Mojave Desert]].