Ahwahnee, California
Ahwahnee, California | |
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Aerial view of Ahwahnee Wassama Roundhouse | |
| Coordinates: 37°21′56″N 119°43′35″W / 37.36556°N 119.72639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Madera |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.54 sq mi (29.90 km2) |
| • Land | 11.54 sq mi (29.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 2,326 ft (709 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,296 |
| • Density | 198.91/sq mi (76.80/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 93601 |
| Area code | 559 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 256142; 2628702 |
| FIPS code | 06-00478 |
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Ahwahnee is a census-designated place (CDP) in Madera County, California, United States. Located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada at an elevation of 2,326 feet (709 m), it lies approximately 5.25 miles (8.45 km) west of Yosemite Forks. The population was 2,296 at the time of the 2020 United States census.
Historically a midway stop on the Raymond–Wawona stagecoach route to Yosemite, Ahwahnee developed around the 1899 Ahwahnee Tavern and later became the site of the Tri-County Tuberculosis Sanatorium, a regional public health facility operating from 1919 to 1969. The community retains traces of its layered past through landmarks like Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park, which preserves the grounds of the former sanatorium, and Wassama Round House State Historic Park, a reconstructed Miwok ceremonial site. Today, Ahwahnee forms part of the Madera–Chowchilla Metropolitan Statistical Area and is known for its oak woodlands, quiet rural setting, and proximity to Yosemite National Park.