EXPERIENCE

Mono Lake

DISCOVER HIDDEN GEMS OF MONO LAKE

DISCOVERING BLACK POINT FISSURES

LEARN MORE

Mono lake has a set of hidden fissures on its northern shore. hikers can discover by hiking he black sand dunes of black point.

FISSURES

Slot Canyons in The Eastern Sierra

The Black Point fissures / slot canyons run up to 50 feet deep and in areas are no wider than 2 feet.

CAPTURE

The Eastern Sierra

Black Sand dunes of the Northshore where a surprising twist to this hike. But you cant miss the opportunity for some amazing images of the Eastern Sierra

Neget Island

Negit is a volcanic cone less than 2000 years old. It can be considered to be the northernmost of the Mono Craters. Negit is composed of three dark dacite lava flows.

Paiute Indians

Mono Lake Paiute Indians, moved up to the mountain meadows west of Mono Lake each summer and often crossed over to Yosemite. They survived challenging winters on the east side of the high-altitude lake basin.

NO. 3

Diversity

Mono Lake teems with life and is one of the world's most biologically productive lake ecosystems. Algae is food for brine shrimp, and alkali flies which, in turn, feed millions of migratory and nesting birds. Volcanoes form three sides of the Basin and also the islands within the lake. The wall of the Sierra Nevada defines the western boundary of the Mono Basin with peaks over 13,000 feet.