Wunpost, California

Wunpost
Unincorporated community
Wunpost

Location in California

Coordinates: 35°55′52″N 120°51′48″W / 35.93111°N 120.86333°WCoordinates: 35°55′52″N 120°51′48″W / 35.93111°N 120.86333°W
Country United States
State California
County Monterey County
Elevation[1] 495 ft (151 m)

Wunpost is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.[1] It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northwest of Bradley,[2] at an elevation of 495 feet (151 m).[1]

Local tradition has it that the town name honors a Chinese worker killed there during the construction of the railroad.[2]

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, Wunpost has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wunpost, California
  2. 2.0 2.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 977. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. Climate Summary for Wunpost, California