Chilcoot, California

Chilcoot
Chilcoot
Unincorporated community
	Chilcoot Location in California Chilcoot Chilcoot (the United States)
	Coordinates: 39°47′52″N 120°08′23″W / 39.79778°N 120.13972°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Plumas County
Elevation	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

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chilcoot, California

[CGN-2] 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.

[3] Brown, Thomas P. (May 30, 1940). "Over the Sierra". Indian Valley Record. p. 3. Retrieved May 7, 2015.

[4] Climate Summary for Chilcoot, California

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Plumas County, California, United States
County seat: Quincy
City	Portola	Plumas County map
CDPs	Almanor Beckwourth Belden Blairsden Bucks Lake C-Road Canyondam Caribou Chester Chilcoot-Vinton Clio Crescent Mills Cromberg Delleker East Quincy East Shore Gold Mountain Graeagle Greenhorn Greenville Hamilton Branch Indian Falls Iron Horse Johnsville Keddie La Porte Lake Almanor Country Club Lake Almanor Peninsula Lake Almanor West Lake Davis Little Grass Valley Mabie Meadow Valley Mohawk Vista Paxton Plumas Eureka Prattville Quincy Spring Garden Storrie Taylorsville Tobin Twain Valley Ranch Warner Valley Whitehawk
Unincorporated communities	Cascade Chilcoot Drakesbad Feather River Inn Genesee Grays Flat Longville Massack Mohawk Palmetto Rodgers Flat Seneca Sloat Spanish Ranch Vinton Virgilia
Ghost towns	Hopnomkoyo Jamison Kerby Kotasi Little Jamison Lovejoy Nakankoyo Round Valley Silver Creek Squirrel Creek Tasikoyo Walkermine
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Chilcoot
Unincorporated community
Chilcoot Location in California Show map of California Chilcoot Chilcoot (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°47′52″N 120°08′23″W / 39.79778°N 120.13972°W / 39.79778; -120.13972
Country	United States
State	California
County	Plumas County
Elevation ^[1]	5,013 ft (1,528 m)
ZIP code	96105