Foresta, California

Foresta
—  Unincorporated community  —
Foresta Location in California
Coordinates: 37°41′54″N 119°45′19″W / 37.69833°N 119.75528°W / 37.69833; -119.75528Coordinates: 37°41′54″N 119°45′19″W / 37.69833°N 119.75528°W / 37.69833; -119.75528
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mariposa County
Elevation[1]	4,314 ft (1,315 m)

Foresta (formerly, McCauley and Opim)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California, to the immediate west of Yosemite National Park's west boundary.^[1] It is located 2.25 miles (3.6 km) northeast of El Portal,^[2] at an elevation of 4314 feet (1315 m).^[1]

The name comes from the Foresta Land Company, founded by A.B. Davis in 1913.^[2] Davis built a resort at Foresta but abandoned it.^[2]

The Opim post office operated there from 1882 to 1884.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foresta, California
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 773-774. ISBN 9781884995149.