Map of Kirkwood CDP, California

Kirkwood (formerly Kirk, Kirkwood’s, and Roundtop) is an unincorporated community in Alpine and Amador counties, California, United States. Kirkwood’s main attraction is the Kirkwood Mountain Resort. The town is accessible by State Route 88. Kirkwood is within the Eldorado National Forest. The population was 158 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Kirkwood as a census-designated place (CDP).

Kirkwood CDP overview:
Name:	Kirkwood CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	California
County:	Alpine County, Amador County
Elevation:	7,690 ft (2,344 m)
Total Area:	5.334 sq mi (13.815 km²)
Land Area:	4.359 sq mi (11.290 km²)
Water Area:	0.975 sq mi (2.525 km²) 18.28%
Total Population:	158
Population Density:	30/sq mi (11/km²)
ZIP code:	95646
Area code:	209
FIPS code:	0638646

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History

Zack Kirkwood, a cattle rancher who had settled in the area, opened an inn, named Kirkwood’s, in 1863 with the opening of the Amador/Nevada Wagon Toll Road, the primary route through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The following year, Alpine County was created and the redrawing of the county borders placed the inn at the convergence of Alpine, El Dorado, and Amador counties (the borders were later changed so that the inn is no longer in El Dorado County, but the original signpost marking the intersection of the three counties is still in the building). Eventually, the inn became a fashionable summer resort.

After Zack’s death, the inn stayed in the family and continued to operate until 1966, when it was sold to an investment group, who then converted it into the present-day Kirkwood Mountain Resort.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.3 square miles (14 km), of which 4.4 square miles (11 km) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km) (18.28%) is water.

Climate

Kirkwood has a dry-summer subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsc). Summertime is very mild, with little precipitation, while winter is very wet and cold.