Hawkins Bar is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Trinity County,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
, United States. Hawkins Bar is located on
California State Route 299
State Route 299 (SR 299) is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs across the northern part of the state. At , it is the third longest California state route, after Route 1 and Route 99, and the longest east-we ...
southeast of
Willow Creek. The elevation is . The terrain in the area is fairly steep and forested. It is also known as Trinity Village. It sits near a large flat formed by the Trinity River and Hawkins Creek.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
system, Hawkins Bar has a
warm-summer Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...
, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
Climate Summary for Hawkins Bar, California
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See also
*Trinity County, California
Trinity County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of California. Trinity County is rugged, mountainous, heavily forested, and lies along the Trinity River (for which it is named) within the Salmon, Klamath Mounta ...
References
Unincorporated communities in Trinity County, California
Unincorporated communities in California
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