Columbia (Kalifornien) 4.94

Columbia is a town located in the Sierra Nevada foothills, in Tuolumne County, California, United States. It was founded as a boomtown in 1850 when gold was found in the vicinity, and was known as the "Gem of the Southern Mines."The town's historic central district is within the Columbia State Historic Park, which preserves the 19th century mining town features. The U.S. historic district is a National Historic Landmark and on the National Register of Historic PlacesGeographyColumbia is located along State Route 49 just north of Sonora, at an altitude of. Wired telephones in Columbia work out of the Sonora central office.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.0sqmi. Only 0.31% of the total area is covered by water.ClimateThis region experiences hot and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 90.1 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Columbia has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.