Lee Vining, California
| Lee Vining | |
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Lee Vining lies at the base of the Sierra Nevada, on the shore of Mono Lake.
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| Coordinates: 37°57′27″N 119°07′19″W / 37.95750°N 119.12194°WCoordinates: 37°57′27″N 119°07′19″W / 37.95750°N 119.12194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Mono |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.220 sq mi (13.521 km2) |
| • Land | 5.218 sq mi (13.514 km2) |
| • Water | 0.002 sq mi (0.006 km2) 0.05% |
| Elevation | 6,781 ft (2,067 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 222 |
| • Density | 43/sq mi (16/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP Code | 93541 |
| Area codes | 442/760 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 262401; 2583054 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lee Vining, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lee Vining, California | |
Lee Vining (formerly, Leevining, Poverty Flat, and Lakeview) is a census-designated place in Mono County, California, United States. It is located 21 miles (34 km) south-southeast of Bridgeport, at an elevation of 6781 feet (2067 m). Lee Vining is located on the southwest shore of Mono Lake. The population was 222 as of the 2010 census, down from 250 reported as of 2000 by Mono County. At the previous census (1990) the town population was 398, and at the census before that (1980) it was 315.
The economy of Lee Vining relies largely on tourism, since it is the closest town to the east entrance of Yosemite National Park, and is near other tourist destinations such as Mono Lake, the ghost town of Bodie, popular trout fishing destinations, and June Mountain and Mammoth Mountain ski areas and the June Lake recreational area. Tourism is mostly confined to the summer months, because State Route 120 through Yosemite is closed otherwise because of heavy snowfall, although year-round tourism has been increasing in recent years. Lee Vining has a year-round Information Center for visitors.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 5.2 square miles (13.5 km²), 99.95% of it land, and 0.05% of it water.
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, snowy winters with an average snowfall of 93.2 inches, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lee Vining has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
The town was named after Leroy Vining, who founded the town in 1852 as a mining camp. His life came to an untimely end when he accidentally shot himself at the nearby town of Aurora, Nevada. In 1926, the town was laid out by Chris Mattly and named "Lakeview", but when a post office was sought in 1928, it was learned that another town, Lakeview, California already had the name. The unique name of Lee Vining was chosen in 1953. The place was also called Poverty Flat for its unfavorable conditions for agriculture.
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