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Foresta, California

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Mariposa County

Local time
  
Tuesday 11:43 AM

State
  
California

Elevation
  
1,315 m

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Weather
  
19°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 26% Humidity

Foresta (formerly, McCauley and Opim) is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California, within Yosemite National Park. It is located 2.25 miles (3.6 km) northeast of El Portal, at an elevation of 4,314 feet (1,315 m).

Map of Foresta, CA 95389, USA

The name comes from the Foresta Land Company, founded by A.B. Davis in 1913. Davis built a resort at Foresta but abandoned it.

The Opim post office operated there from 1882 to 1884.

References

Foresta, California Wikipedia