Challenge
Unincorporated community
Challenge is located in California
Challenge
Challenge
Location in California
Challenge is located in the United States
Challenge
Challenge
Challenge (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°29′15″N 121°13′25″W / 39.48750°N 121.22361°W / 39.48750; -121.22361
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyYuba County
Elevation
[1]
2,595 ft (791 m)
ZIP code
95925[2]
Area code530

Challenge (formerly Challenge Mills)[3] is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California. It is located on Dry Creek 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Marysville.[3]

Challenge was once the terminus of a narrow-gauge logging railroad that hauled timber to the Beanville mill.[4]

A post office opened at Challenge in 1895.[3]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Challenge has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Challenge, California
  2. ↑ "Challenge ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 464. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. ↑ "Greenville, lively gold, lumber camp in Yuba hills, lives only in memory". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. October 28, 1957. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  5. ↑ Climate Summary for Challenge, California


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