Tamarack, California

For the former settlement with this name in Placer County, see Tamarack, Placer County, California.
Tamarack
—  Unincorporated community  —
Tamarack
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State California
County Calaveras County
Elevation[1] 6,913 ft (2,107 m)

Tamarack (formerly, Camp Tamarack[2]) is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, United States. A nearby weather station, located across the Alpine County line, has been the site of United States meteorological records. The community was founded in the 1920s.[2]

Tamarack is located at an elevation of 6,913 feet (2,107 m)[3], on the west slope of the Sierra Nevada near Bear Valley and south of South Lake Tahoe.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tamarack, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 835. ISBN 9781884995149. 
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tamarack, California
Municipalities and communities of Calaveras County, California, USA
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