Chilcoot, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

39°47′52″N 120°08′23″W / 39.79778°N 120.13972°W / 39.79778; -120.13972Country

United StatesState

CaliforniaCountyPlumas CountyElevation

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5,013 ft (1,528 m)ZIP code

96105

Chilcoot is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California.^[1] It lies at an elevation of 5,013 feet (1,528 m).^[1] Chilcoot is located 17 miles (27.4 km) east of Portola.^[2]

For census purposes, Chilcoot is included in the census-designated place (CDP) of Chilcoot-Vinton.

The Chilcoot post office opened in 1898, was moved into Lassen County in 1909, and moved back into Plumas County in 1910.^[2] Chilcoot may be a Shawnee language name.^[3]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Chilcoot has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chilcoot, California
^ ^a ^b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 364. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Brown, Thomas P. (May 30, 1940). "Over the Sierra". Indian Valley Record. p. 3. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
^ Climate Summary for Chilcoot, California