Rainbow, Placer County, California

Coordinates: 39°18′37″N 120°30′31″W / 39.31028°N 120.50861°W / 39.31028; -120.50861
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Rainbow
Rainbow is located in California
Rainbow
Rainbow
Location in California
Rainbow is located in the United States
Rainbow
Rainbow
Rainbow (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°18′37″N 120°30′31″W / 39.31028°N 120.50861°W / 39.31028; -120.50861
Country United States
State California
CountyPlacer County
Elevation5,781 ft (1,762 m)

Rainbow is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] Rainbow is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Cisco Grove.[2] It lies at an elevation of 5781 feet (1762 m).[1]

Rainbow is named for the Rainbow Lodge, a tavern built on US 40 at the site in 1927. The lodge soon became a service stop on the highway and a recreational destination, with a small rope-pulled ski lift.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainbow, Placer County, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 543. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Hendley, Alvis (2017). "Rainbow Lodge Historical Marker". HMDb.org. Historical Marker Database. Retrieved December 24, 2023.