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Posted by admin Tue Nov 30, 1999 00:00:00 PST
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Winter sports enthusiasts from both ends of the Grapevine know the Frazier Mountain area for its snow-covered slopes, while warm-weather adventurers love it for its many miles of hiking trails, campgrounds and off-road vehicle routes circling the 8,831-foot-high Mt. Pinos.

Lying mostly within the vast Los Padres National Forest, a handful of unincorporated communities comprise the greater Frazier Mountain area, spanning nearly 20 miles from Interstate 5 to Pine Mountain Club.

At its heart is the community of Frazier Park, home to more than 2,000 of an estimated 10,000 residents who call the rugged mountain area home and vacation homeowners who call it home away from home.

Frazier Park serves the civic and commercial needs of mountain dwellers with a post office, bank, market, library, restaurants and shops.

The area's early inhabitants include members of several American Indian tribes collectively known as the Tejon Indians, Spanish and Mexican land grant holders and settlers who arrived in the mid- to late-1800s and whose names still identify local land, landmarks, streets and buildings.

Several decades of slow growth produced the surrounding communities of Lebec, Gorman, Lake of the Woods, Pinon Pines, Lockwood Valley and, most recently, Pine Mountain Club, established in 1971. At the area¹s eastern edge, Lebec is home to more than 1,000 residents, including workers of the 270,000-acre Tejon Ranch.

The ranch spent more than a century playing a major role in Kern County's agriculture industry since its founding in 1843 by a Union Army general. It produced a variety of crops, including wine grapes, almonds and pistachios.
Today, its business is now focused on commercial and residential real estate development.

Tejon Ranch Co.'s planned projects include the 23,000-residential-unit Centennial community near Gorman, as well as industrial complexes along a stretch of Interstate 5.

The company also plans to build a residential community near Castac Lake (not to be confused with Castaic Lake further south) named Tejon Mountain Village, featuring upscale estates, hotels, restaurants and golf courses.

To the west, Pine Mountain Club, a private community, features a golf course, equestrian facilities, shops, restaurants and lodging for its residents, who numbered 1,600 in the 2000 Census, and their guests. The village is a favorite retreat for artists, musicians, writers, actors and movie industry professionals.
In between, homes range from modest single-family dwellings on small lots to large ranch estates on multi-acre parcels.

Many mountain-area residents commute to jobs in the cities of Bakersfield and Los Angeles.

Climate
Arid with temperatures ranging from winter lows near zero to highs in the 90s during summer at elevations ranging between 4,000 and more than 8,000 feet above sea level.

Economic demographics
Combined Mountain Communities population: About 10,000
Home prices: Between $100,000 and $750,000.

Business
Major industries: Agriculture, ranching and tourism

Mountain Communities Chamber of Commerce: 245-1212, P.O. Box 552, Frazier Park, 93225

Public safety
Law enforcement: Kern County Sheriff's Department, 245-3440

California Highway Patrol, 248-6655

Kern County Fire Department, 245-3706

 U.S. Forest Service, Los Padres National Forest, Mt. Pinos Ranger District, 245-3731.

Government
Kern County government: 800-552-5376; Ray Watson, Fourth District supervisor, 868-3680, 1115 Truxtun Ave., Room 504, Bakersfield, 93301.

Mountain Communities Town Council: (Incorporated private sector advisory organization), P.O. Box 178, Frazier Park, 93225.

Schools
El Tejon Unified School District: 248-6247, 4337 Lebec Road, Lebec, and P.O.
Box 876, Lebec, 93243

Frazier Park School: Grades K-3; El Tejon School, grades 4-8Pine Mountain Learning Center; Frazier Mountain High School, grades 9-12

Community services
Healthy Start Family Resource Center: 245-4303, 3015 Mt. Pinos Way, Suite 201, Frazier Park, 93225

Kern County Library - Frazier Park Branch: 245-1267, 3015 Mt. Pinos Way, Frazier Park, 93225

Other attractions
Fort Tejon State Historical Park: 248-6692, 4201 Fort Tejon Road, Lebec,
93243

Hungry Valley State Vehicle Recreation Area: 248-7007, 46001 Orwin Way, Gorman, 93243

The Ridge Route Communities Museum & Historical Society: 245-7747, 3515 Park Drive, Frazier Park, 93225

Clubs and organizations
Lions, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rotary International, American Association of Retired Persons, Meals on Wheels, High Twelve Club, Family Resource Center, Future Farmers of America, Al Anon, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Explorer Scouts, Boys & Girls Club.

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