Dinsmore is an unincorporated community in California.[1] It is located on the Van Duzen River,[2] at an elevation of 2,415 feet (736 m).[1] Dinsmore Airport and the Dinsmore Store are located nearby. Also nearby is the Mad River, Ruth, California and Ruth Reservoir (located in Trinity County).
Dinsmore | |
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| Nickname: Center of the Emerald Triangle | |
  Dinsmore Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′30″N 123°36′25″W / 40.49167°N 123.60694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Humboldt |
| Elevation | 2,415 ft (736 m) |
Dinsmore's economy centered on tourism and logging. The Dinsmore Lodge was a popular summer vacation destination in the early twentieth century; it declined after World War II, but was restored in the early 1970s, when it was being used as low-rent housing for employees of a local Louisiana Pacific Corporation sawmill.[3] The company closed its Dinsmore sawmill in 1977,[4] and the community never recovered.
Climate
editThis 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, Dinsmore has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Dinsmore". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 50. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Harris, Richard (June 18, 1972). "Dinsmore: Battle of the lifestyles?". The Times Standard. Eureka, CA. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ Phillips, Cassandra (January 14, 1977). "Dinsmore L-P workers assured of other jobs". The Times Standard. Eureka, CA. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Climate Summary for Dinsmore, California
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