Blackwells Corner, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

35°36′54″N 119°52′04″W / 35.61500°N 119.86778°W / 35.61500; -119.86778CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyKern CountyElevation

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650 ft (198 m)

Blackwells Corner is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California.^[1] It is located 50 miles (80 km) west-northwest of Bakersfield,^[2] at an elevation of 650 feet (198 m).^[1] Blackwells Corner is at the intersection of California State Route 46 and California State Route 33, and was the last place James Dean was seen alive prior to his death in a car wreck.^[3]

The name honors George Blackwell, who started a rest stop there in 1921.^[2]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Blackwells Corner has an arid climate, abbreviated "BWk" on climate maps.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blackwells Corner, California
^ ^a ^b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1004. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Branson-Potts, Hailey (February 2, 2024). "James Dean made his last stop at this lonely gas station. Memories of him are fading". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ "PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University".