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Convict Lake (Mono: Wit-sa-nap) is a lake located in Mono County, California, United States, situated in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada.It is known for its turquoise-blue water, the dramatic mountains (including Mount Morrison) that surround it, the trout fishing it affords, and its unusual history.
Mono County (/ ˈ m oʊ n oʊ / MOH-noh) is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census , the population was 13,195, [ 6 ] making it the fourth-least populous county in California.
Twin Lakes is a set of connected lakes at the base of the southeastern slope of Mammoth Mountain, in Mono County of eastern California. They are in the eastern Sierra Nevada, and within the Inyo National Forest. Twin Lakes are the lowest lakes in the Mammoth Lakes Basin.
Fall colors from Virginia Lake Road to Conway Summit, 2011. Conway Summit (el. 8,143 feet (2,482 m)) is a mountain pass in Mono County, California.It is traversed by U.S. Highway 395, which connects Bridgeport and the East Walker River on the north side of the pass to Mono Lake and Lee Vining to the south.
Mammoth Mountain is a lava dome complex partially located in the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, in the Inyo National Forest of Madera and Mono counties. [3] It is home to a large ski area primarily on the Mono County side. Mammoth Mountain was formed in a series of eruptions that ended 57,000 years ago.
Snow-covered Sherwin Range, seen from the Long Valley Caldera. McGee Mountain and Mount Morrison, seen from Benton Crossing in the Long Valley Caldera.. The Sherwin Range is a mountain range that is a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada system, in Mono County, eastern California.
Lee Vining Peak is an 11,690-foot-elevation (3,560-meter) summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States. [4] The mountain is set within the Hoover Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest.
June Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mono County, California, United States. [2] It is located against the southern rim of the Mono Basin, 12.5 miles (20 km) south of Lee Vining.