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Unusual Attractions in Mono County

Mono County, California

Crowley Lake Columns

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Mono County, California

Hot Creek Geological Site

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

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Mono Mills, California

Mono Mills

A relic of the region's once booming timber industry.

2 miles from Mono County

Lee Vining, California

Panum Crater

A volcanic cone that formed over 600 years ago.

5 miles from Mono County

Lee Vining, California

Mono Lake

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

7 miles from Mono County

Lee Vining, California

Black Point Fissures by Mono Lake

Deep vertical fissures like miniature slot canyons cut across the cemented volcanic rock of Black Point above Mono Lake.

10 miles from Mono County

June Lake, California

Obsidian Dome

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

11 miles from Mono County

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