Emigrant Gap, California

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]

Emigrant Gap
Unincorporated community
Shell gas station in Emigrant Gap
Emigrant Gap
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°17′49″N 120°40′22″W
Country United States
State California
CountyPlacer County
Elevation5,190 ft (1,582 m)
Population
 (2016 [2])
 • Total80 [2]
ZIP codes
95715 [2]
Area code(s)530 [3]

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 °F (°C) 44
(7)		 47
(8)		 50
(10)		 57
(14)		 64
(18)		 74
(23)		 81
(27)		 85
(29)		 75
(24)		 65
(18)		 52
(11)		 45
(7)		 61
(16)
Average low °F (°C) 24
(−4)		 25
(−4)		 26
(−3)		 30
(−1)		 36
(2)		 42
(6)		 47
(8)		 45
(7)		 42
(6)		 36
(2)		 29
(−2)		 25
(−4)		 34
(1)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 12.7
(320)		 11.5
(290)		 10.3
(260)		 5.4
(140)		 3.3
(84)		 1.2
(30)		 0.2
(5.1)		 0.3
(7.6)		 1.1
(28)		 3.8
(97)		 8.1
(210)		 11.4
(290)		 69.5
(1,770)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 54.6
(139)		 45.8
(116)		 52.1
(132)		 25.4
(65)		 6.5
(17)		 0.5
(1.3)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.0
(0.0)		 0.1
(0.25)		 2.2
(5.6)		 19.6
(50)		 43.8
(111)		 250.6
(637.15)
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. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emigrant Gap, California
  2. "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. 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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