Beckwourth

History

The Beckwith post office opened in 1870 and changed its name to Beckwourth in 1932.

Geography

Beckwourth is located at (39.827528, -120.403710). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which 99.96% is land and 0.04% is water. Nervino Airport (FAA identifier: O02 or oscar-zero-two) is plotted three-quarters of a mile east of Beckwourth along State Route 70 on the Reconnaissance Peak, California 7.5 minute quadrangle. It has a runway and is located at . The US Geological Survey says variant names for the airport are Beckwourth Airport and Plumas County Airport. State facilities in the town include a State of California, Department of Water Resources maintenance yard and a Caltrans Maintenance Station. These appear to be colocated (at the same site). 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, Beckwourth has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

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