Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve (SNR) / South Tufa Lake - Inyo National Forest (NF)
Mono Lake, CA, 93541 US / CA
Location Description
The reserve was established to preserve the spectacular "tufa towers," calcium-carbonate spires and knobs formed by interaction of freshwater springs and alkaline lake water. Mono Lake is a majestic body of water covering about 65 square miles. It is an ancient lake, over 1 million years old -- one of the oldest lakes in North America. It has no outlet. Throughout its long existence, salts and minerals have washed into the lake from Eastern Sierra streams. Freshwater evaporating from the lake each year has left the salts and minerals behind so that the lake is now about 2 1/2 times as salty and 80 times as alkaline as the ocean. Boating: Fishing Boats, Canoes and Inflatables. Speed Limit: 10 MPH; Hand Launch Only; Rentals: Fishing boats and Motors
Location Category
- BEACHES / COASTAL - [general]
- LAKES / RIVERS - Lakes / Reservoirs
- LANDSCAPES - [general]
- PARKS - State Parks
