Beckwourth

Beckwourth is a census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States. Beckwourth is located on the Middle Fork Feather River 5mi east of Portola. The population was 432 at the 2010 census, up from 342 at the 2000 census.NameThe community was named for James P. Beckwourth, an explorer who discovered Beckwourth Pass in 1851.HistoryThe Beckwith post office opened in 1870 and changed its name to Beckwourth in 1932.GeographyBeckwourth is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.7sqmi, 99.96% of it land and 0.04% of it water.Nervino Airport is plotted three quarters of a mile east of Beckwourth along State Route 70 on the Reconnaissance Peak, California 7.5 minute quadrangle. It has a 4600ft runway and is located at. The US Geological Survey says variant names for the airport are Beckwourth Airport and Plumas County Airport.State facilities in the town may include a State of California, Department of Water Resources maintenance yard and a Caltrans Maintenance Station. These appear to be collocated, .ClimateThis region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Beckwourth has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.