ðə hˈaɪweɪ ˈæŋɡəlz ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌmðə siːˈɛɹə ˌɪntʊ ɛkstɹˈiːm nˈɔːɹðɚn ˈæntɪlˌoʊp vˈæli ænd θɹuː ðɪ ˌʌnɪŋkˈoːɹpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd tˈaʊn ʌv tˈoʊpæz ɹˈæntʃ ᵻstˈeɪts bᵻfˌoːɹ klˈaɪmɪŋ sˈɛvɹəl hˈʌndɹɪd fˈiːt ˌoʊvɚ dʒˈæk ɹˈaɪt sˈʌmɪt ˌɛlɪvˈeɪʃən fˈaɪv θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː ˌɛmˌɛsˈɛl.
The highway angles away from the Sierra into extreme northern Antelope Valley and through the unincorporated town of Topaz Ranch Estates before climbing several hundred feet over Jack Wright Summit (elevation 5842 MSL).