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 | |
|---|---|
Seasonal logging camp | |
  Lasco Location in California  Lasco Lasco (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′21″N 120°58′22″W / 40.42250°N 120.97278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Lassen County |
| Elevation | 5,574 ft (1,699 m) |
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]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Bogard RS (10 miles north of Lasco) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ 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
edit- Camp Lasco photos (c. 1923), UNLV Libraries.
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