Kern County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 839,631. Its county seat is Bakersfield.
Tehachapi Pass 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.
Caliente is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 22 miles (35 km) east-southeast of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 1,312 feet (400 m).
Wheeler Ridge is an unincorporated community in the southwestern San Joaquin Valley, within Kern County, California. It is at the junction of the valley floor and the Wheeler Ridge landform of the Tehachapi Mountains.
Double Mountain is the highest point in the Tehachapi Mountains of California. It has two summits of nearly the same elevation. It is south of the town of Tehachapi, Highway 58 and Tehachapi Pass. Due to its elevation, the mountain receives snowfall during the winter.
Havilah is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located in the mountains between Walker Basin and the Kern River Valley, 5 miles (8.0 km) south-southwest of Bodfish at an elevation of 3,136 feet (956 m).
Cable is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located on the railroad 3 miles (4.8 km) north-northwest of Tehachapi, at an elevation of 3570 feet.
Cameron is an unincorporated community in the Tehachapi Mountains, in Kern County, California. It is located on the Union Pacific Railroad 9 miles (14 km) east-southeast of Tehachapi, at an elevation of 3,802 feet (1,159 m).
Eric is a settlement in Kern County, California with a population of 14, as of the 2012 census. It is located on the railroad 7 miles (11 km) east of Tehachapi, at an elevation of 3924 feet.
Loraine is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located on the east bank of the mouth of Indian Creek where it enters Caliente Creek, 12 miles (19.3 km) north of Tehachapi, at an elevation of 2,671 feet (814 m).
Monolith is an unincorporated community in the Tehachapi Valley, in Kern County, California.
Old Town is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) west-northwest of Tehachapi, at an elevation of 3829 feet.
Sand Canyon is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located on Cache Creek 7 miles (11 km) east of Tehachapi, at an elevation of 4,500 feet (1,400 m).
Sullivan is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 2.5 miles (4 km) east of Tehachapi, at an elevation of 4029 feet.
Walong is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located on the railroad 2.25 miles (3.6 km) southeast of Keene, at an elevation of 3,058 feet (932 m).
Greenwich is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Old Town, near the modern-day site of Tehachapi.
Nadeau is a former settlement in the Tehachapi Mountains, in Kern County, California.
Tehichipa is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located on the railroad near Oak Creek Pass and Old Town.
Girard is a former settlement in Kern County, California. It was located on the railroad halfway between Tehachapi and Keene.
Water Station is a former settlement in Kern County, California.
