Hyampom, California

Hyampom is a census-designated place (CDP) in Trinity County, California.Hyampom is at an elevation of 1503ft in the Trinity Mountains. According to the 2010 United States Census, Hyampom's population is 241.HistoryThe name "Hyampom" is said to have derived from a Wintu language term xaayin-pom, meaning "slippery place." Hyampom was home to the Whilkut, Chimariko, and Northern Wintun Native American tribes. The explorer Jedediah Strong Smith visited Hyampom in April 1828. The first non-native settler in the area was Hank Young who moved to Hyampom on January 12, 1855.GeographyThere are many small beaches and swimming holes along the wild and scenic river. The small valley in the Trinity mountains has a small landing strip, the South Fork Trinity River and Hayfork Creek.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 20.3 square miles (52.5 km²), all of it land.ClimateThis region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Hyampom has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.