Cummings Valley is in California's Tehachapi Mountains.
Cummings Valley was settled by the Kawaiisu people before the arrival of white Americans, largely of Irish origin [1] [note 1], in the 1850s. [2] The region's agriculture began with livestock and dry farming as water was not imported until 1973. [2] This water consists of 20,000 acre-feet of water annually from the State Water Project pumped 3,425 vertical feet from the Grapevine area. [3] These imports, including their use to recharge the natural water basin have been impacted by the ongoing climate-change-caused megadrought. [4]
Agriculture remains a large part of the Cummings Valley economy, including greenhouses and vineyards. [5]
Stallion Springs and the California Correctional Institution are both located in Cummings Valley.
The dominant geographical feature in Cummings Valley is Cummings Mountain to the southeast. [6] Many portions of the valley retain their valley oak-dominated, natural savannah state. [7] Other oaks in Cummings Valley include black oaks. [8]
35°07′N 118°36′W / 35.11°N 118.60°W
Cummings Valley is in California's Tehachapi Mountains.
Cummings Valley was settled by the Kawaiisu people before the arrival of white Americans, largely of Irish origin [1] [note 1], in the 1850s. [2] The region's agriculture began with livestock and dry farming as water was not imported until 1973. [2] This water consists of 20,000 acre-feet of water annually from the State Water Project pumped 3,425 vertical feet from the Grapevine area. [3] These imports, including their use to recharge the natural water basin have been impacted by the ongoing climate-change-caused megadrought. [4]
Agriculture remains a large part of the Cummings Valley economy, including greenhouses and vineyards. [5]
Stallion Springs and the California Correctional Institution are both located in Cummings Valley.
The dominant geographical feature in Cummings Valley is Cummings Mountain to the southeast. [6] Many portions of the valley retain their valley oak-dominated, natural savannah state. [7] Other oaks in Cummings Valley include black oaks. [8]
35°07′N 118°36′W / 35.11°N 118.60°W