Emigrant Gap, California facts for kids
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Emigrant Gap
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Shell gas station in Emigrant Gap
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 Emigrant Gap
Location in California
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Placer County |
| Elevation | 5,190 ft (1,582 m) |
| Population
(2016)
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| • Total | 80 |
| ZIP codes |
95715
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| Area code(s) | 530 |
Emigrant Gap (formerly, Wilsons Ranch) is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. The Emigrant Gap community is located 0.25 miles (0.4 km) southwest of the Emigrant Gap landmark. It lies at an elevation of 5190 feet (1582 m).
The Wilsons Ranch post office opened in 1865, changed its name to Emigrant Gap in 1868. The name Wilsons Ranch honored a stage stop operator.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Emigrant Gap has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Emigrant Gap, California | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7 (44) |
8 (47) |
10 (50) |
14 (57) |
18 (64) |
23 (74) |
27 (81) |
29 (85) |
24 (75) |
18 (65) |
11 (52) |
7 (45) |
16 (61) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −4 (24) |
−4 (25) |
−3 (26) |
−1 (30) |
2 (36) |
6 (42) |
8 (47) |
7 (45) |
6 (42) |
2 (36) |
−2 (29) |
−4 (25) |
1 (34) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 320 (12.7) |
290 (11.5) |
260 (10.3) |
140 (5.4) |
84 (3.3) |
30 (1.2) |
5.1 (0.2) |
7.6 (0.3) |
28 (1.1) |
97 (3.8) |
210 (8.1) |
290 (11.4) |
1,770 (69.5) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 139 (54.6) |
116 (45.8) |
132 (52.1) |
65 (25.4) |
17 (6.5) |
1.3 (0.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.25 (0.1) |
5.6 (2.2) |
50 (19.6) |
111 (43.8) |
637.15 (250.6) |
| Average precipitation days | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 86 |
| Average snowy days | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 42.4 |
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See also
In Spanish: Emigrant Gap para niños
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