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"Pen In Hand: Ireland in Tehachapi — a touch of Erin" by John Hammond. Tehachapi News. September 1, 2016. Accessed June 3, 2022., in the 1850s."TCCWD History," Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District. Accessed June 3, 2022. The region's agriculture began with livestock and dry farming as water was not imported until 1973. 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."Facts about the Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District." Tehachapi News. September 1, 2016. Accessed June 3, 2022. These imports, including their use to recharge the natural water basin have been impacted by the ongoing climate-change-caused megadrought."Cummings Basin enters 2022 with new water rules" by Claudia Elliot. Tehachapi News. January 1, 2022. Accessed June 3, 2022.
Agriculture remains a large part of the Cummings Valley economy, including greenhouses and vineyards."Chuck McCollough: 93 years for this champion of the Tehachapi lifestyle" by John Hammond. Tehachapi News. October 27, 2020. Accessed June 3, 2022.
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."Visitor Guide: Elevation of Mountain Peaks" by John Hammond. Tehachapi News. May 18, 2017. Accessed June 3, 2022. Many portions of the valley retain their valley oak-dominated, natural savannah state."Valley Oak Savanna: you don't have to go to Africa to see savanna habitat" by John Hammond. Tehachapi News. February 12, 2018. Accessed June 3, 2022. Other oaks in Cummings Valley include black oaks."Black Oaks: a higher elevation Tehachapi oak that gets all dressed up for autumn" by John Hammond. Tehachapi News. October 14, 2017. Accessed June 3, 2022.
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