Fort Tejon

	Fort Tejon
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	California Historical Landmark No. 129
	Fort Tejon Barracks
Nearest city	Lebec, California
Built	1854
NRHP reference No.	71000140
CHISL No.	129
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	1971
Designated CHISL	1954

Fort Tejon in California is a former United States Army outpost which was intermittently active from June 24, 1854, until September 11, 1864. It is located in the Grapevine Canyon (La Cañada de las Uvas) between the San Emigdio Mountains and Tehachapi Mountains. It is in the area of Tejon Pass along Interstate 5 in Kern County, California, the main route through the mountain ranges separating the Central Valley from the Los Angeles Basin and Southern California. The fort's location protected the San Joaquin Valley from the south and west.

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