Challenge, California
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Challenge
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|settlement_type =Unincorporated community
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|pushpin_map_caption =Location in California
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name =United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = California
|subdivision_type2 =County
|subdivision_name2 = Yuba County
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|coordinates = {{coord|39|29|15|N|121|13|25|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_footnotes = {{gnis|1655885}}
|elevation_m =791
|elevation_ft =2595
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|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 95925{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/95925|title=Challenge ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2022|access-date=November 11, 2022}}
|area_code = 530
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Challenge (formerly Challenge Mills) is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California. It is located on Dry Creek {{convert|30|mi|km}} northeast of Marysville.{{California's Geographic Names|464}}
Challenge was once the terminus of a narrow-gauge logging railroad that hauled timber to the Beanville mill.{{cite news |author= |date=28 Oct 1957 |title=Greenville, lively gold, lumber camp in Yuba hills, lives only in memory |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/617899576/?terms=challenge+yuba&match=1 |work=The Sacramento Bee |location=Sacramento, CA |access-date=30 Dec 2023}}
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Challenge has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=356140&cityname=Challenge%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Challenge, California]
{{Weather box
|location = Challenge, California (1981–2010)
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 52
|Feb high F = 54
|Mar high F = 58
|Apr high F = 63
|May high F = 71
|Jun high F = 81
|Jul high F = 90
|Aug high F = 89
|Sep high F = 84
|Oct high F = 73
|Nov high F = 59
|Dec high F = 51
|year high F =
|Jan low F = 35
|Feb low F = 35
|Mar low F = 37
|Apr low F = 40
|May low F = 47
|Jun low F = 54
|Jul low F = 61
|Aug low F = 60
|Sep low F = 55
|Oct low F = 47
|Nov low F = 39
|Dec low F = 34
|year low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 12.36
|Feb precipitation inch = 10.95
|Mar precipitation inch = 9.91
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.70
|May precipitation inch = 2.12
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.71
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.06
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.11
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.81
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.86
|Nov precipitation inch = 8.18
|Dec precipitation inch = 11.40
|year precipitation inch=
| Jan snow inch = 4.1
| Feb snow inch = 3.9
| Mar snow inch = 3.0
| Apr snow inch = 0.4
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.0
| Nov snow inch = 0.4
| Dec snow inch = 1.6
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|source 1 = U.S.ClimateData[https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/leggett/california/united-states/usca1924] U.S. Climate Data. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
|date= April 2022
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References
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{{Yuba County, California }}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in California
Category:Unincorporated communities in Yuba County, California
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