A variety of activities and exhibits introduce the natural and human history of the Mono Basin. A 20-minute film, an interactive exhibit hall, two art galleries, and a book store are available inside.[2]
mono, basin, national, scenic, area, mono, basin, national, forest, scenic, area, protected, area, eastern, california, that, surrounds, mono, lake, northern, half, mono, craters, volcanic, field, administered, inyo, national, forest, unit, national, forest, s. The Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area is a protected area in Eastern California that surrounds Mono Lake and the northern half of the Mono Craters volcanic field It is administered by the Inyo National Forest as a unit of the National Forest Scenic Area program under the U S Forest Service The Mono Lake Basin from near Conway Summit Contents 1 History 2 Visitor Center 3 Features 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area Visitor CenterThe site was first described by tourists in Mark Twain s Roughing It Mono Basin became the first National Forest Scenic Area in the United States in 1984 1 Visitor Center editThe Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area Visitor Center is located 1 2 mile north of the town of Lee Vining California just east of Tioga Pass the eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park on U S Route 395 A variety of activities and exhibits introduce the natural and human history of the Mono Basin A 20 minute film an interactive exhibit hall two art galleries and a book store are available inside 2 nbsp The Mono Craters viewed east from U S Route 395 in California Features editMono Craters Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve Panum CraterSee also editMono Lake CommitteeReferences edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Agriculture Inyo National Forest Special Places United States Forest Service 2009 Retrieved 2010 02 07 Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area Visitor Center Mono Lake Committee External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mono Basin National Scenic Area Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve website CA Parks Mono Lake tufa tower images The short film Of Ice and Fire The Mono Basin 1992 is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive 37 57 01 N 119 03 34 W 37 95028 N 119 05944 W 37 95028 119 05944 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mono Basin National Scenic Area amp oldid 1082703727, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
