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Pass · California

Tejon Pass

1,263 m4,144 ft
Connects
Gorman – Lebec
Tonight
46°FRain showers · Wind 10–15 mph N

Tejon Pass is a mountain pass at 1,263 m in California, United States. It links Gorman and Lebec.

All facts
Saddle
1,263 m
Lowest point
1,183 m / 1,115 m
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Pass

Tejon Pass: the climb from each side

Saddle 1,263 mGorman 1,183 m+80 m · 1.9 kmLebec 1,115 m+148 m · 3.0 km

Crossed by: I 5 Golden State Freeway

Distances are straight lines from the saddle to the lowest ground on each side; the road is longer.

3D map

Tejon Pass 3D map

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Surface
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Topographic map

Tejon Pass terrain and contours

50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Tejon Pass elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Tejon Pass weather

Tonight · Rain showers · 46°F (8°C) · 22% chance of precipitation · Wind 10–15 mph N

Tejon Pass forecast for about 1,279 m.

  • Tonight46°22%10–15 mph N
  • Sat51°63°1%5–10 mph NNE
  • Sun52°68°–5 mph ENE
  • Mon48°68°–0–5 mph WSW
  • Tue48°67°–5 mph NW
  • Wed48°67°–0–10 mph S
  • Thu47°64°15%0–10 mph SSW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 18:26 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Tejon Pass

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Tejon Pass, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest campsite

    Hungry Valley SVRA

    1.3 km SSE · +2 more within 3.4 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    1.7 km NNW

    +2 more within 1.8 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Hungry Valley SVRACampsite1.3 km SSE
Hungry Valley SVRA EntranceCampsite1.3 km SSE
Parking1.7 km NNW
Parking1.7 km NNW
Parking1.8 km NNW
Edison Canyon CampgroundCampsite3.4 km S
Slope

Slope

Share of the 8 × 8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
45.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
35.1%
Steep, 30–45°
18.7%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.3%
Steeper than 30°
19.0% of the 64 km² view
Relief in view
1,064 m low point 1,062 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 76.9%Shrubland 9.5%Trees 7.0%Bare rock / sparse 3.4%Built-up 2.4%Water 0.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4 km; 293 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Brewer's Blackbird86
  • California poppy58
  • Butterfly Mariposa Lily43
  • Common Raven33
  • California Buckwheat21
  • Bladderpod20
Where it sits

Where Tejon Pass sits

Range
American Cordillera467North American Cordillera271Pacific Coast Ranges119Transverse Ranges10
Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Nearby

Nearby places

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Downloads

Tejon Pass downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-23)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · GeoNames · Wikipedia