Antelope Valley
| Antelope Valley | ||
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 California State Route 58 in the Antelope Valley |
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| location | Los Angeles County , Kern County in California (USA) | |
| Mountains | Tehachapi and San Gabriel Mountains | |
| Geographical location | 34 ° 45 '5 " N , 118 ° 15' 8" W | |
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| surface | 5700 km² | |
The Antelope Valley ("Valley of the Antelopes") is located in northern Los Angeles County of California and southeastern Kern County . It also represents the westernmost tip of the Mojave Desert . The valley lies between the Tehachapi Mountains and the San Gabriel Mountains . Embedded are the urbanized areas of Palmdale and Lancaster .
The valley was named after the forked antelopes that roamed there until they became extinct in the 1880s due to bad weather and constant hunting.
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