Weitchpec | |
|---|---|
 Weitchpec in 1923 | |
  Weitchpec Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 41°11′17″N 123°42′30″W / 41.18806°N 123.70833°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Humboldt County |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.886 sq mi (10.06 km2) |
| • Land | 3.830 sq mi (9.92 km2) |
| • Water | 0.056 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,398 ft (426 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 112 |
| • Density | 29/sq mi (11/km2) |
| Zip code | 95546 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1660142[2] |
Weitchpec (/ˈwɛtʃpɛk/ WETCH-pek; Karuk: Ansáfriik;[4] Yurok: Wechpues, Wech)[5][6] is an unincorporated village and CDP within the Yurok reservation in Humboldt County, California, United States.[7] It is located 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Eureka,[8] at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m).[7] The ZIP Code is 95546.[9]
Weitchpec is located in the northwestern part of the state at the confluence of the Klamath and Trinity Rivers, and the junction of State Highways 96 and 169.[10]
- ^ a b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files - California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "Weitchpec". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- ^ Bright, William; Susan Gehr. "Karuk Dictionary and Texts". Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ "Yurok Dictionary: Wechpues". Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ per Greg Long, The Making of Bigfoot (2004), page 32
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weitchpec, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 165. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ USPS ZIP Code lookup tool
- ^ USGS Map "Weitchpec Quadrangle, 1997" 7.5 min. series