Tulelake California Map

About Tulelake, California

Tulelake is a locality in Siskiyou County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 902. The population density is 849.4 people per km². Tulelake is located at 41.9560°N, 121.4775°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Tulelake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 96134.

Tulelake occupies a vast, flat expanse of high-altitude basin floor where the horizon stretches thin and pale under an immense, unyielding sky. It lies 21.9 miles southeast of Altamont, OR (from Altamont, OR: bearing 142°T), and is situated 24.3 miles southeast of Klamath Falls. The landscape is defined by the stark geometry of reclaimed earth and the deliberate, straight lines of irrigation, punctuated by the presence of Mike Bunch Park where the local rhythm settles into a quiet stillness. Tulelake sits a mere two miles from the dark, reflective surface of Tule Lake, while the sluggish, winding course of Lost River cuts through the nearby fields like a silver thread caught in the soil. On the distant horizon, the jagged, hazy silhouette of the Cascade Range looms, a silent reminder of the volcanic forces that once shaped this basin, while five miles away, the depressed geography of The Frog Pond marks the subtle dips in the terrain.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Tulelake, as the deep, dark volcanic soil yields harvests that define the seasonal cycle of the residents. History here is heavy with the labor of irrigation and the persistent struggle to tame the wetlands, a legacy that lingers in the weathered grain elevators and the steady, mechanical hum of machinery during the harvest. Those seeking the rugged contours of the region often venture toward the Gillem Bluff Trail, where the earth rises to offer a vantage point over the patchwork plains. The atmosphere carries a particular clarity, a cold, crisp sharpness that arrives with the evening air, turning the fields into a muted palette of brown and gold as the sun retreats behind the distant, shadowed peaks.

About This Tulelake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tulelake, California. Coordinates: 41.955988, -121.477492. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Tulelake includes the ZIP code (96134), telephone area code (530), county seat of Siskiyou County (Yreka), and school district assignment (Tulelake Basin Joint Unified School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.