VIEW THIS HIKE!
ELEVATION 7960’
ELEVATION GAIN 2215’
ROUND TRIP MILES/TIME approx. 4 miles – snowshoe 3 1/2 hours RT – hiking 2 hours RT
TRAIL HEAD Campsite 34, Tehachapi Mountain Park, 6 miles southwest of Tehachapi
BEAUTY 5/10 (According to ME!)
DIFFICULTY 4/5 (best training mountain around)
FUN FACTS Tehachapi Mountain is the tallest mountain in the Tehachapi Mountain range. The name “Tehachapi” evolved from a Kawaiisu Indian word (or maybe more than one, similar-sounding word?), possibly meaning something like “hard to climb”. I personally think this is true!
Tehachapi Mountain, the BEAST is a mountain never to be underestimated! Just when you think you are in great shape it will humble the soul and kick your butt with at least 3 false summits (some have recorded 5-10)! I am a devotee of this mountain. It offers a short but steep and pleasant hike up through a scenic Jeffery Pine and White Fir forest. It is high enough to be feasible year-round, not too hot in the summer and an awesome snowshoe/ski in the winter! I attribute a good portion of my success in backpacking and climbing to this training ground.
Map of the route “Tehachapi Mountain – The Beast!”: 3,383 m, 641 m of climbing and 0 m of descent, elevation between 1,761 m and 2,429 m, time 01:29:48. It starts at 35.06962, -118.48162 and ends at 35.04697, -118.48464 (latitude, longitude).
And for those of you that would like the virtual experience of reaching the summit of Tehachapi Mountain under snow during the winter, view the video below.
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