Tamarack, California
| Tamarack | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Tamarack Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 38°26′20″N 120°04′34″W / 38.43889°N 120.07611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Calaveras County |
| Elevation[1] | 6,913 ft (2,107 m) |
Tamarack, formerly known as Camp Tamarack,[2] is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, in the United States. It was founded in the 1920s.[2] A nearby weather station, located across the Alpine County line, has been the site of several United States meteorological records.
Tamarack is located at an elevation of 6,913 feet (2,107 m),[1] on the west slope of the Sierra Nevada near Bear Valley and south of South Lake Tahoe.
The greatest snow depth ever recorded in North America was recorded in Tamarack: in January of 1911, 390 inches (990.6 cm) of snow fell, leading to a snow depth in March of 451 inches (1145.5 cm).[3][4] Tamarack also holds the record for greatest seasonal snowfall in California: during the winter of 1906−1907, it received 883 or 884 inches of snow.[4][3][5]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tamarack, California
- 1 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. 835. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- 1 2 Christopher C. Burt, Extreme Weather: A Guide & Record Book, page 77: "...the deepest snow depth ever recorded in North America, belongs to Tamarack, California. Here, near Yosemite's Tuolumne Meadows, 390ʺ fell in January 1911. This led to a level snow depth of 451ʺ (37.5 feet) by March of that year. Tamarack also holds California's greatest seasonal catch on 884ʺ in the notoriously wet winter of 1906-1907."
- 1 2 Sierra Nevada Virtual Museum
- ↑ Charles Nevers Holmes, In New York City Were the Snowiest Place, in Tychos (1920), page 20: "And, at Tamarack, California, about a mile and one-half above sea level, there was a record of a snowfall of 73 1/2 feet which fell during the winter of 1906-1907. Now, a snowfall of 73 1/2 feet, of 883 inches, is certainly considerable..."
Coordinates: 38°26′20″N 120°04′34″W / 38.43889°N 120.07611°W