town.olancha

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The southern start of the Eastern Sierra, Highway 395. Jagged Olancha Peak towers above at 12,123 feet. Few businesses stay open. The Ranch House cafe might be closed now (2020, as per Yelp) but they usually do have gasoline - right down the highway a piece.

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elevation: 3648'

population: 134

zip code: 93549

Desert

terrain:
High desert next to southern end of the Eastern Sierras.

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location:
Inyo County
S of Lone Pine
on Hwy 395 @ jct 190

recreation:

biking

backpacking

camping

fishing

hiking

ghost towns

Nine Mile Canyon Road

Walker Creek 19S01

Olancha Peak

Sage Flat

Owens Dry Lake Bed

Kennedy Meadows

Monache Meadows

Horseshoe Meadows Road

Saline Valley

parks, forests, rivers & lakes:

Inyo National Forest

Fossil Falls

Golden Trout Wilderness

N Mojave Desert BLM

Death Valley National Park

Malpais Mesa Wilderness

Coso Range Wilderness

Olancha Dunes

Alabama Hills

Kern River

olancha campgrounds

Lone Pine Campground
Cottonwood Campground
Boulder Creek RV Park
Eastern Sierra Camping
Eastern Sierra RV Park
Tuttle Creek Campground

description:
High desert area right next to the Southern Sierra's & Inyo range, with 10,000' peaks towering above on both sides of the highway; dry lake - Owens Lake nearby.

nearby towns:
Lone Pine
Ridgecrest
Mojave
Randsburg [Ghost Town]
Darwin
Panamint Springs
Kennedy Meadows

local links:

Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce
120 South Main St. Lone Pine, CA 93545
760-876-4444
https://lonepinechamber.org/

Friends of the Inyo
Eastern Sierra - Highway 395
Crystal Geyser Bottled Water
The Coso Artifact
Eastern Sierra Interpretive Assoc.

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