Tamarack | |
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  Tamarack Location in California  Tamarack Tamarack (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°26′20″N 120°04′34″W / 38.43889°N 120.07611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Calaveras County |
| Elevation | 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.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tamarack, California
- ^ a b 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.