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Emigrant Gap
Shell gas station in Emigrant Gap
Shell gas station in Emigrant Gap
Emigrant Gap is located in California
Emigrant Gap
Emigrant Gap
Location in California
Country  United States
State  California
County Placer County
Elevation
5,190 ft (1,582 m)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total 80
ZIP codes
95715
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
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
Source: Weatherbase

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