Tassajara Hot Springs, California
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This article is about the unincorporated community. For the hot springs, see Tassajara Hot Springs. For the Zen Buddhist Monastery, see Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.
| Tassajara Hot Springs | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
 Tassajara Hot Springs
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| Coordinates: 36°14′03″N 121°32′56″W / 36.23417°N 121.54889°WCoordinates: 36°14′03″N 121°32′56″W / 36.23417°N 121.54889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Monterey County |
| Elevation[1] | 1,637 ft (499 m) |
Tassajara Hot Springs (formerly, Tassajara)[2] is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California,[1] located 9 miles (14 km) east-northeast of Partington Point,[2] at an elevation of 1637 feet (499 m).[1]
The Tassajara post office operated from 1892 to 1894[2] followed by the Tassajara Hot Springs Post Office, which was open from 1912 until 1944.[2] A hotel was built at the site between 1893–1894 and the (Tassajara Hot Springs) resort established at one the 17 or so natural hot springs in the area.[2] The name comes from Native American or Mexican and means "the place where meat is cured by drying".[2]
