Lasco, California
Lasco was a seasonal logging camp in Lassen County, California.[1] It was located on what was the Fernley and Lassen Railway branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad 8 miles (13 km) north of Westwood,[2] at an elevation of 5574 feet (1699 m).[1]
Lasco was the site of a prominent logging camp constructed in 1922.[3][4][5] It opened in 1923, and was a seasonal home for 250 loggers as well as their families.[3] The camp was reportedly so attractive that cars would pull in thinking it was a summer resort.[6]
Seasonal occupation ended after the 1930 logging season.[3][7] Evidence of the camp could still be found on the ground according to a 1983 U.S. Forest Service report.[8]
The former Lasco rail station now lies along the Bizz Johnson trail, which was created after the Fernley and Lassen Railway line was abandoned in 1978.[9]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Westwood_CA_1955_USGS_Lasco.png/220px-Westwood_CA_1955_USGS_Lasco.png)
Climate
Climate data for Bogard RS (10 miles north of Lasco) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) | 70 (21) | 74 (23) | 80 (27) | 89 (32) | 97 (36) | 102 (39) | 98 (37) | 98 (37) | 90 (32) | 75 (24) | 65 (18) | 102 (39) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 57 (14) | 59 (15) | 67 (19) | 73 (23) | 80 (27) | 89 (32) | 95 (35) | 93 (34) | 89 (32) | 79 (26) | 66 (19) | 56 (13) | 96 (36) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 42.3 (5.7) | 44.7 (7.1) | 49.4 (9.7) | 52.9 (11.6) | 63.9 (17.7) | 74.4 (23.6) | 84.6 (29.2) | 83.3 (28.5) | 76.3 (24.6) | 63.5 (17.5) | 49.4 (9.7) | 41.0 (5.0) | 60.5 (15.8) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 29.0 (−1.7) | 30.8 (−0.7) | 34.6 (1.4) | 39.3 (4.1) | 47.5 (8.6) | 54.7 (12.6) | 63.7 (17.6) | 62.8 (17.1) | 55.8 (13.2) | 45.8 (7.7) | 35.5 (1.9) | 28.8 (−1.8) | 44.0 (6.7) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.6 (−9.1) | 16.8 (−8.4) | 19.8 (−6.8) | 24.8 (−4.0) | 30.9 (−0.6) | 35.1 (1.7) | 42.8 (6.0) | 42.3 (5.7) | 35.3 (1.8) | 28.1 (−2.2) | 21.7 (−5.7) | 16.5 (−8.6) | 27.5 (−2.5) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −8 (−22) | −5 (−21) | −2 (−19) | 12 (−11) | 21 (−6) | 26 (−3) | 30 (−1) | 28 (−2) | 22 (−6) | 13 (−11) | 1 (−17) | −9 (−23) | −14 (−26) |
Record low °F (°C) | −26 (−32) | −20 (−29) | −11 (−24) | −1 (−18) | 15 (−9) | 22 (−6) | 26 (−3) | 21 (−6) | 16 (−9) | 4 (−16) | −20 (−29) | −26 (−32) | −26 (−32) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 6.37 (162) | 5.72 (145) | 5.66 (144) | 3.00 (76) | 2.07 (53) | 0.90 (23) | 0.36 (9.1) | 0.27 (6.9) | 0.43 (11) | 2.05 (52) | 3.98 (101) | 6.72 (171) | 37.53 (954) |
Source: NOAA[10] |
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lasco, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 392. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ a b c Purdy, Tim. "Exploring Lassen County's Past". tipurdy. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
- ^ Myrick, David F. Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California: Volume 3, p. 564 (2016)
- ^ Lasco Camp (photograph) (c. 1923), CSU Chico Digital Collections
- ^ California District News Letter, Volume 5 (1924)
- ^ (18 May 2015). This Day In History (snippet on 1930 logging season opening, and photograph from Camp Lasco circa 1925)
- ^ Recreation activity management plan for the Susanville - Westwood Trail, California, p. 29 (1983)
- ^ Juillerat, Lee (23 October 2015). Mountain Biking the Bizz Johnson Trail, Herald and News
- ^ "NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data". noaa.gov. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
External links
- Camp Lasco photos (c. 1923), UNLV Libraries.
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