Norden is a small
unincorporated community
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in
Nevada County,
California
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, United States, about west of
Truckee. The community is located on a former portion of
U.S. Route 40 near
Interstate 80 and lies along the historical
First transcontinental railroad, west of
Donner Pass
Donner Pass is a mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, above Donner Lake and Donner Memorial State Park about west of Truckee, California. Like the Sierra Nevada themselves, the pass has a steep approach from the east and a gradual appr ...
.
Near Norden is the
Sugar Bowl Ski Resort and
Donner Ski Ranch, located in nearby
Placer County
Placer County ( ; Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 404,739. The county seat is Auburn.
Placer County is included in the G ...
.
The Norden post office, named after the lake, opened in 1926, closed in 1943, and reopened in 1947, and is now closed.
[ The nearby Donner post office operated from 1882 to 1926.]Charles Van Norden
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*k ...
, an official of the South Yuba Water Company.[ The dam was built in 1900 and the resulting lake was named after Van Norden.
The community has a population of 27 as of 2016.
]
Climate
Norden has a Köppen Climate Classification
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of Warm-Summer Mediterranean Climate
A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...
abbreviated as ''Csb''.Climate Summary for Norden, California
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References
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Unincorporated communities in California
Unincorporated communities in Nevada County, California