Truckee

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Truckee is a historic mountain town in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its proximity to Lake Tahoe, outdoor recreation, and preserved Old West-style downtown.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf incorporated town
municipality
town
climate cold snowy winters
continental Mediterranean climate
dry warm summers
country United States
county Nevada County
distanceTo about 100 miles northeast of Sacramento
about 12 miles northwest of Lake Tahoe
about 32 miles west of Reno, Nevada
economy hospitality sector
outdoor recreation industry
tourism
elevation about 1768 meters
about 5800 feet
governmentType council–manager government
hasAttraction Brickelltown Historic District
historic Commercial Row
hasFacility Truckee Tahoe Airport
hasRailService Amtrak California Zephyr
Union Pacific Railroad
hasRecreation nearby ski resorts
river and lake-based activities
historicalEra California Gold Rush region
historicalRole logging and lumber center
railroad town on the First Transcontinental Railroad
knownFor Donner Pass access
Old West-style architecture
hiking
historic downtown
mountain biking
outdoor recreation
proximity to Lake Tahoe
skiing and snowboarding
locatedIn Sierra Nevada
locatedNear Lake Tahoe
locatedOn Truckee River
namedAfter Truckee River
nearbyFeature Donner Lake
Donner Memorial State Park
partOf Northern California
region North Lake Tahoe region
state California
timezone Pacific Time Zone
timezoneDST Pacific Daylight Time
traversedBy California State Route 89
Interstate 80

Referenced by (16)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Eastern California ("Truckee (California)")
Nevada County, California ("Truckee, California")
contains
Donner Lake ("Truckee, California")
Lake Tahoe
hasNearbyCity
Brickelltown Historic District ("Truckee, California")
Northstar California ("Truckee, California")
locatedIn
Donner Lake ("Truckee, California")
Donner Pass ("Truckee, California")
locatedNear
Boreal Mountain California ("Truckee, California")
Sugar Bowl Resort ("Truckee, California")
nearestCity
Truckee River ("Truckee, California")
flowsThrough
Nevada County, California ("Truckee, California")
hasLargestCity
Donner Pass ("Truckee, California")
locatedWestOf
Northstar-at-Tahoe ("Truckee, California")
nearCity
Brickelltown Historic District ("Town of Truckee")
partOf
Central Pacific Railroad historic route ("Truckee, California")
passesNear

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