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The peak is situated north of Lee Vining Canyon, and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) southeast of Mount Warren, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 5,300 feet (1,600 meters) above Mono Lake in less than four miles (6.4 km), and 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) above Lee Vining Creek in two miles (3.2 km).
Lee Vining Airport covers an area of 54 acres (22 ha) at an elevation of 6,802 feet (2,073 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway which measures 4,090 by 50 feet (1,247 x 15 m). [1] The runway is 3,760 feet (1,150 m) long between displaced thresholds.
Lee Vining (formerly Leevining, Poverty Flat, and Lakeview) [4] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [2] in Mono County, California, United States. [2] It is located 25 miles (40 km) south-southeast of Bridgeport. Lee Vining is located on the southwest shore of Mono Lake. The population was 217 as of the 2020 census. [3]
Route 120 joins U.S. Route 395 in Lee Vining just north of the US 395 bridge over Lee Vining Creek. The creek is used for hydropower generation at the Poole power plant operated by Southern California Edison, located within Lee Vining Canyon. Water impounded by dams at Ellery (formerly Rhinedollar) and Saddlebag Lakes are released to generate ...
In 1941 the surface level was at 6,417 feet (1,956 m) above sea level. [31] As of October 2022, Mono Lake was at 6,378.7 feet (1,944 m) above sea level. [ 31 ] The lake level of 6,392 feet (1,948 m) above sea level is the goal, designed to ensure that the lake would be able to reach and sustain a minimum surface level that is generally agreed ...
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The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level. [b] [c] The first table below ranks the 50 highest major summits of California by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.
During such overflow, the lake levels stabilized at c. 2,205 metres (7,234 ft) elevation. [ 16 ] During oxygen isotope stage 2 and possibly late stage 3, water levels reached a lower highstand of 2,152–2,161 metres (7,060–7,090 ft) above sea level.