| Walkermine | |
|---|---|
| Former settlement | |
  Walkermine Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′50″N120°40′04″W / 39.96389°N 120.66778°W Coordinates: 39°57′50″N120°40′04″W / 39.96389°N 120.66778°W | |
| Country |  |
| State |  |
| County | Plumas County |
| Elevation [1] | 6,076 ft (1,852 m) |
Walkermine (earlier, International) [2] is a former settlement in Plumas County, California. [1] It lay at an elevation of 6076 feet (1852 m). [1] Walkermine is located 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Mount Ingalls. [2]
Plumas County is a county in the Sierra Nevada of California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,007. The county seat is Quincy, and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest community in the county is East Quincy. The county was named for the Spanish Río de las Plumas, which flows through the county.
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.
Mount Ingalls is a mountain located in the Northern Sierra Nevada in California. The peak rises to an elevation of 8,376 feet (2,553 m), and is the highest point in Plumas County and Plumas National Forest. Most of the precipitation that falls on the mountain is snow due to the high elevation.
The International post office operated from 1918 to 1923. [2] The Walkermine post office operated from 1930 to 1941. [2] Both names came from nearby mines. [2]
