Mather, Tuolumne County, California
| Mather, California | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Mather, California | |
| Coordinates: 37°52′56″N 119°51′21″W / 37.88222°N 119.85583°WCoordinates: 37°52′56″N 119°51′21″W / 37.88222°N 119.85583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Tuolumne |
| Elevation | 4,521 ft (1,378 m) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| Area code(s) | 209 |
| GNIS feature ID | 263264[1] |
Mather is an unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, United States. Mather is 33 miles (53 km) west of Tioga Pass. The community is named after Stephen Tyng Mather, who directed the National Park Service from 1917 to 1929.[2]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mather, Tuolumne County, California
- ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 799. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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