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Twin Lakes (Mammoth Lakes, California)

Coordinates: 37°37′05″N 119°00′28″W / 37.61806°N 119.00778°W / 37.61806; -119.00778
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For lakes further north in the Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest, see Twin Lakes (Bridgeport, California).
Twin Lakes
Twin Lakes as seen from above Twin Falls
Location of Twin Lakes in California, USA.
Location of Twin Lakes in California, USA.
Twin Lakes
Location of Twin Lakes in California, USA.
Location of Twin Lakes in California, USA.
Twin Lakes
LocationMono County, California, United States
Coordinates37°37′05″N 119°00′28″W / 37.61806°N 119.00778°W / 37.61806; -119.00778[1]
Primary inflowsTwin Falls
Primary outflowsMammoth Creek
Surface elevation8,563 feet (2,610 m)[1]
SettlementsMammoth Lakes, California

Twin Lakes is a set of connected lakes at the base of the southeastern slope of Mammoth Mountain, in Mono County of eastern California. They are in the eastern Sierra Nevada, and within the Inyo National Forest.

Twin Lakes are the lowest lakes in the Mammoth Lakes Basin. On one side of the lake are lava cliffs that were formed by eruptions of Mammoth Mountain. The other side of the lake has the Inyo National Forest's Twin Lakes Campground, and Tamarack Lodge of the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Twin Lakes". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.


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