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Mammoth Mountain is a lava dome complex in Mono County, California.It lies in the southwestern corner of the Long Valley Caldera [6] and consists of about 12 rhyodacite and dacite overlapping domes. [7]
Map of Long Valley Caldera Early winter in Long Valley, 2017. Long Valley Caldera is a depression in eastern California that is adjacent to Mammoth Mountain.The valley is one of the Earth's largest calderas, measuring about 20 mi (32 km) long (east-west), 11 mi (18 km) wide (north-south), and up to 3,000 ft (910 m) deep.
List of California ski resorts is a list of ski ... Olympic Valley: 9,050 6,200 2,850 3,600 170 29 450" March 2020 [1] Mammoth Mountain: Mammoth Lakes: 11,053 7,953 ...
The Long Valley Caldera was formed by a super-eruption about 760,000 years ago that blasted 140 cubic miles of magma, covering much of east-central California in hot ash that was blown as far away ...
Mammoth Mountain is located in California's Eastern Sierra approximately 100 mi (160 km) south of the Nevada state line and 50 minutes from the Eastern Gate of Yosemite National Park. While the ski area is located in central California, it is mainly frequented by skiers and snowboarders from southern California .
The summit of Mammoth Mountain provides panoramic views of the craters and domes of the Mono–Inyo volcanic chain, Mono Lake, the Sierra Nevada and Long Valley Caldera. Mono Lake itself has its own set of activities, including walking tours among towers of tufa , boat tours of the lake, and birdwatching opportunities. [ 55 ]
As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,195, [6] making it the fourth-least populous county in California. The county seat is Bridgeport. [8] [9] The county is located east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada. The only incorporated town in the county is Mammoth Lakes, [10] which is located at the foot of Mammoth ...
In the first significant storm of the season, Mammoth Mountain saw nearly 50 inches of snow Nov. 23-26, according to the National Weather Service.