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Rainbow
Rainbow
Unincorporated community
	Rainbow Location in California Rainbow Rainbow (the United States)
	Coordinates: 39°18′37″N 120°30′31″W / 39.31028°N 120.50861°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Placer County
Elevation	5,781 ft (1,762 m)

Rainbow is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.^[1] Rainbow is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Cisco Grove.^[2] It lies at an elevation of 5781 feet (1762 m).^[1]

Rainbow is named for the Rainbow Lodge, a tavern built on US 40 at the site in 1927. The lodge soon became a service stop on the highway and a recreational destination, with a small rope-pulled ski lift.^[3]

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^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainbow, Placer County, California
^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 543. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Hendley, Alvis (2017). "Rainbow Lodge Historical Marker". HMDb.org. Historical Marker Database. Retrieved December 24, 2023.

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainbow, Placer County, California

[CGN-2] Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 543. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

[3] Hendley, Alvis (2017). "Rainbow Lodge Historical Marker". HMDb.org. Historical Marker Database. Retrieved December 24, 2023.

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Rainbow, Placer County, California

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