Back وادي أنتلوب Arabic انتلوب فالى ARZ Антилоуп Вали Bulgarian Antelope Valley (walog sa Tinipong Bansa, California, Los Angeles County) CEB Antelope Valley German Antelope Valley Finnish Vallée d'Antelope French Antelope Valley Italian アンテロープ・バレー Japanese ആൻറിലോപ് താഴ്വര Malayalam
| Antelope Valley | |
|---|---|
 A truck passes eastbound along Highway 58 through the Antelope Valley | |
  Antelope Valley Location in California | |
| Area | 2,200 square miles (5,698 km2) |
| Geography | |
| Location | California, United States |
| Population centers | Palmdale and Lancaster |
| Borders on | Victor Valley, Great Basin (east); San Gabriel Mountains (south); Tehachapis (northwest); Sierra Pelona Mountains (west) |
| Coordinates | 34°48′N 118°12′W / 34.8°N 118.2°W |
| Traversed by | State Route 14, State Route 58, State Route 138 |
The Antelope Valley is located in northern Los Angeles County, California, United States, and the southeast portion of California's Kern County, and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert.[1] It is situated between the Tehachapi, Sierra Pelona, and the San Gabriel Mountains.[2] The valley was named for the pronghorns that roamed there until they were all eliminated in the 1880s, mostly by hunting, or resettled in other areas.[2][3] The principal cities in the Antelope Valley are Palmdale and Lancaster.
- ^ "Antelope Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Dale Pitt (2000). "Antelope Valley". Los Angeles A to Z: an encyclopedia of the city and county. University of California Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-520-20530-7.
- ^ William Bright; Erwin Gustav Gudde (November 30, 1998). 1500 California place names: their origin and meaning. University of California Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-520-21271-8. Retrieved January 20, 2012.