Emigrant Gap (formerly, Wilsons Ranch)[4] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[2] The Emigrant Gap community is located 0.25 miles (0.4 km) southwest of the Emigrant Gap landmark.[4] It lies at an elevation of 5190 feet (1582 m).[2]
Emigrant Gap, California | |
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 Emigrant Gap, California post office | |
  Emigrant Gap, California Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 39°17′49″N 120°40′22″W / 39.29694°N 120.67278°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Placer County |
| Elevation | 5,190 ft (1,582 m) |
| Population (2016 [1]) | |
| • Total | 80 [1] |
| ZIP codes | 95715 [1] |
| Area code | 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
editEimgrant Gap has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb) according to the Köppen climate classification system. Summers are warm and occasionally hot with cool nights, while winters are cold and snowy. The Western Regional Climate Center had a weather station at an elevation of 5014 feet right next to Emigrant Gap at Lake Spaulding.
| Climate data for Emigrant Gap, California (Lake Spaulding), 1981-2010 temperature and precipitation normals, snowfall and extremes 1902–2003 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 72 (22) |
75 (24) |
87 (31) |
96 (36) |
97 (36) |
100 (38) |
104 (40) |
103 (39) |
106 (41) |
95 (35) |
86 (30) |
72 (22) |
106 (41) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 55 (13) |
57 (14) |
69 (21) |
83 (28) |
88 (31) |
92 (33) |
95 (35) |
93 (34) |
90 (32) |
81 (27) |
70 (21) |
58 (14) |
95 (35) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 44.1 (6.7) |
44.6 (7.0) |
46.5 (8.1) |
53.2 (11.8) |
61.3 (16.3) |
72.7 (22.6) |
81.6 (27.6) |
81.5 (27.5) |
75.4 (24.1) |
63.9 (17.7) |
49.2 (9.6) |
44.0 (6.7) |
59.8 (15.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 35.5 (1.9) |
37.2 (2.9) |
39.4 (4.1) |
43.2 (6.2) |
50.7 (10.4) |
59.3 (15.2) |
65.0 (18.3) |
63.9 (17.7) |
59.7 (15.4) |
51.6 (10.9) |
42.2 (5.7) |
38.5 (3.6) |
48.9 (9.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 28.3 (−2.1) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
30.2 (−1.0) |
34.3 (1.3) |
41.1 (5.1) |
48.3 (9.1) |
57.3 (14.1) |
56.9 (13.8) |
49.2 (9.6) |
41.3 (5.2) |
33.1 (0.6) |
27.0 (−2.8) |
39.6 (4.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 12 (−11) |
13 (−11) |
14 (−10) |
25 (−4) |
31 (−1) |
32 (0) |
48 (9) |
47 (8) |
38 (3) |
29 (−2) |
20 (−7) |
11 (−12) |
9 (−13) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −9 (−23) |
−7 (−22) |
−1 (−18) |
3 (−16) |
14 (−10) |
24 (−4) |
30 (−1) |
31 (−1) |
23 (−5) |
14 (−10) |
6 (−14) |
−12 (−24) |
−12 (−24) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 12.77 (324) |
11.78 (299) |
11.30 (287) |
6.41 (163) |
3.90 (99) |
1.29 (33) |
0.17 (4.3) |
0.20 (5.1) |
1.63 (41) |
3.77 (96) |
10.77 (274) |
13.56 (344) |
77.55 (1,969.4) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 53.8 (137) |
49.0 (124) |
49.1 (125) |
23.5 (60) |
6.4 (16) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
2.5 (6.4) |
17.9 (45) |
40.5 (103) |
243.3 (617.95) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 87 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 day) | 7.5 | 8 | 7 | 4.5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4 | 6.5 | 39 |
| Source: WRCC (temperature and precipitation averages 1981–2010, other values 1902-2003)
"Lake Spaulding, CA (044713./)". Western Regional Climate Center. Retrieved November 29, 2015. </ref> | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Emigrant Gap (zip 95715), California People". www.bestplaces.net. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emigrant Gap, California
- ^ "City of Emigrant Gap, CA Zip Codes - ZipCode.org". zipcode.org. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
- ^ a b c d 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.
