Inyo National Forest

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Inyo National Forest is a federally protected forest in the United States. It is mostly located in California 1,839,887 acres (7,445.76 km²), but has a small section in western Nevada of 60,656 acres (245.47 km²). It stretches from the eastern side of Yosemite to south of Sequoia National Park. Geographically it is split in two, with each part roughly serving as a border of Owens Valley, the Mammoth Lakes region and the Mono Lake region. A majority of the forest is also federally protected wilderness.

The name "Inyo" comes from a Native American word meaning "dwelling place of the great spirit." It was used by local Native Americans to describe the local mountains, now known as the Inyo Mountains, to early settlers of the area. The Inyo National Forest was named after Inyo County, California, in which much of the Forest resides.^[1] It is located in parts of Inyo, Mono, Tulare, and Madera counties in California, and Esmeralda and Mineral counties in Nevada. Forest headquarters are located in Bishop, California.

The Inyo National Forest contains the oldest living tree on earth within its boundaries. The Bristlecone pine named "Methuselah", dated at 4,839 years old, grows undisclosed within the forest.

Contents 1 Destinations 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Destinations

Popular within Inyo National Forest are:

• Mono Lake
• Tioga Lake
• Tioga Pass
• June Lake
• Lone Pine
• Mammoth Lakes
• Mount Whitney
• Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest

[edit] See also

• Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
• Owens Valley
• White Mountains (California)
• Mono Lake

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Inyo National Forest official website

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