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Mono Lake (/ ˈ m oʊ n oʊ / MOH-noh) is a saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake which make its water alkaline .
Located in the middle of the county is Mono Lake, a vital habitat for millions of migratory and nesting birds. The lake is located in a wild natural setting, with pinnacles of tufa arising out of the salty and alkaline lake. Also located in Mono County is Bodie, the official state gold rush ghost town, which is now a California State Historic Park.
Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve is located near Yosemite National Park within Mono County, in eastern California. It was established in 1981 [ 2 ] by the California State Legislature to preserve the natural limestone " tufa tower " formations at Mono Lake .
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]
Mono Lake, California. The alien-looking columns in Mono Lake, one of the nation's oldest lakes at more than 1 million years old, are made of calcium carbonate. They formed as freshwater springs ...
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On A. W. Schmidt's plat of 1857 it was called Lake Creek, possibly because it was the major stream flowing into Mono Lake.The Rush Creek place name appeared on the Hoffmann and Gardiner map of 1863-1867 and is one of the older place names on the eastern slope of the Sierra, although the origin of the Rush Creek name is unknown. [1]
After a jog to the south along US 395, it continues east as Mono Mills Road, [3] skirting the south end of Mono Lake and providing access to the Mono Lake South Tufa as well as the historical site of Mono Mills before cresting Sagehen Summit and ending with the intersection of U.S. Route 6 at Benton. Both the portions through Yosemite National ...