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The Mammoth Mountain region is located in Northern California, a five hour drive from Los Angeles, 170 miles from Reno, Nevada.
Over the millennia, natural forces have raised and sculpted the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. During the ice age massive glaciers moved slowly downward, shaping granite peaks and carving out canyon valleys and lake basins. Volcanic forces were at work here as well. Today visitors to the Sierra Nevada's reap the benefits of these natural processes. Mammoth Mountain came into being about 200,000 years ago as the result of several volcanic eruptions, the most recent of which occurred 50,000 years ago.
The first inhabitants of the area were the Paiute and Shoshone native Americans. In the 1800s, the gold rush brought a lot of excitement and mining activity near Mammoth Mountain. With that, the area experienced a huge population and economic boom. By 1879 there were two newspapers, several hotels and saloons. But by 1888, only a few prospectors remained, and mining slowly died out, due to a combination of fire, embezzlement and severe winters.
The Mammoth region was founded by Dave McCoy, a hydrographer for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. As a member of the Eastern Sierra Ski Club, looking for winter skiing adventures, he helped build the club's first portable rope tow. In 1953, the US Forest Service awarded a permit to McCoy to run the ski area. The first ski lift was built in 1955. Intrawest Corporation now owns Mammoth, one of the fastest growing year round travel destinations in the world.
In August 1984, the Town of Mammoth Lakes was incorporated. Today, the Town of Mammoth Lakes is home to over 7,000 year-round residents, increases to nearly 35,000 on a busy weekend.
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June Lake is a subalpine lake in Mono County, California, at an elevation of 7612 feet. The lake is popular for fishing. It is located about 5 miles south of the southern end of Mono Lake following U.S. Highway 395 and then 1 mile west on California State Route 158. The town of June Lake, California is on the southern end of the lake. The population of the town is approximately 600.
The June Lake Loop is located in close proximity to Yosemite National Park. The Tioga Pass gate is the only entrance into the Yosemite National Park on the Eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada.
Some nearby points of interest are; Yosemite National Park, Mono Lake, Devils Postpile National Monument, Rainbow Falls and Reds Meadow Resort.
