Emigrant Gap, California

Emigrant Gap
Unincorporated community
Emigrant Gap
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°17′49″N 120°40′22″W / 39.29694°N 120.67278°W / 39.29694; -120.67278Coordinates: 39°17′49″N 120°40′22″W / 39.29694°N 120.67278°W / 39.29694; -120.67278
Country  United States
State  California
County Placer County
Elevation[1] 5,190 ft (1,582 m)
Population (2016 [2])
 • Total 80 [2]
ZIP codes 95715 [2]
Area code(s) 530 [3]

Emigrant Gap (formerly, Wilsons Ranch)[4] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] Emigrant Gap is located 0.25 miles (0.4 km) southwest of Emigrant Gap.[4] It lies at an elevation of 5190 feet (1582 m).[1]

The Wilsons Ranch post office opened in 1865, changed its name to Emigrant Gap in 1868.[4] The name Wilsons Ranch honored a stage stop operator.[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Emigrant Gap has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[5]

Climate data for Emigrant Gap, California
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 7
(44)		 8
(47)		 10
(50)		 14
(57)		 18
(64)		 23
(74)		 27
(81)		 29
(85)		 24
(75)		 18
(65)		 11
(52)		 7
(45)		 16
(61)
Average low °C (°F) −4
(24)		 −4
(25)		 −3
(26)		 −1
(30)		 2
(36)		 6
(42)		 8
(47)		 7
(45)		 6
(42)		 2
(36)		 −2
(29)		 −4
(25)		 1
(34)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 323
(12.7)		 292
(11.5)		 262
(10.3)		 137
(5.4)		 84
(3.3)		 30
(1.2)		 5
(0.2)		 8
(0.3)		 28
(1.1)		 97
(3.8)		 206
(8.1)		 290
(11.4)		 1,765
(69.5)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 138.7
(54.6)		 116.3
(45.8)		 132.3
(52.1)		 64.5
(25.4)		 16.5
(6.5)		 1.3
(0.5)		 0
(0.0)		 0
(0.0)		 0.3
(0.1)		 5.6
(2.2)		 49.8
(19.6)		 111.3
(43.8)		 636.6
(250.6)
Average precipitation days 12 12 12 9 7 4 1 1 3 5 9 11 86
Average snowy days 7.9 7.9 7.6 4.8 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 4.6 7.1 42.4
Source: Weatherbase [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emigrant Gap, California
  2. 1 2 3 "Emigrant Gap (zip 95715), California People". www.bestplaces.net. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "City of Emigrant Gap, CA Zip Codes - ZipCode.org". zipcode.org. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 482. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  5. ↑ "Emigrant Gap, California Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Weatherbase.com". Weatherbase. 2013. Retrieved on December 18, 2016.


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