モノ郡のおすすめMTBライド

A fun loop with varied terrain, from smooth singletrack to rocky sections. Expect steady climbs and sweeping descents with big alpine views. A solid choice for riders looking to explore Mammoth’s classic high-country trails.

From this spot on the shore of Twin Lakes, you get a great view of Twin Falls as it plunges down the rocky cliff, framed by towering evergreens and the dramatic ridgeline of the Eastern Sierra. If you visit in early summer, you’ll catch the falls at their peak—fed by snowmelt, with distant peaks still dusted in white.

Olmsted Point is a famous viewpoint of the north side of Half Dome, Tenaya Canyon, and Tenaya Lake to the east from Tioga Pass off State Highway 120 in Mariposa County. Olmsted Point is a must-see on the way over Tioga Pass. We admire the "erratic" boulders staggered around the granite slopes. These huge boulders were left behind when the last glacier broke through. Olmsted Point is named after landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. Olmsted was instrumental in protecting Yosemite National Park in the 1860s when he worked with Senator John Conness of California to declare Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove as public land under state protection. This was the first land set aside by Congress for public use and laid the foundation for what would become the National Parks.

Twin Falls connects Twin Lakes and Mamie Lake. This small stretch of river cascades down the rocks, flowing through a small patch of forest. It can be viewed from the trail or the road, and if you venture a little further up, you’ll also get a view of Twin Lakes.

Here the trail crosses into the White Mountain Wilderness. Before that, the trail is not within the nature reserve.

Small observatory above the research station

Along an elevation gradient exceeding 10,000’ (3000 m) in the White Mountains of eastern California, White Mountain Research Center (WMRC) comprises three field stations and a research hut on the summit of White Mountain Peak. WMRC is a national laboratory open to qualified researchers and students who need access to facilities at high altitude or in the eastern Sierra regions. The Summit Lab (14,242) atop White Mountain Peak is opened by special arrangement in the summer. More Info: https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/wmrc/

Starting point for White Mountain Peak at an altitude of around 3,550 m. The journey there is not easy, it is about 15 miles (about 24 km) along gravel roads, so off-road tires and a car with ground clearance are a good idea. Overnight stays are permitted in the parking lot.