Eastern Sierra
The Eastern Sierra is the remote east side of the Sierra Nevada region of California. The desert-like yearly rainfalls compete with small streams draining down from the snow-covered mountains to create a barren land with regions of verdant green.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Mount Whitney and Bishop.
Mount Whitney
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Mount Whitney is in the Sierra Nevada range in California. At an elevation of 14,505 ft above sea level, it is the highest point in the contiguous United States.
Bishop
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Bishop is the largest city in the Eastern Sierra region of California, offering the largest selection of accommodation and services.
Mono Lake
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Mono Lake is a massive lake that sits at over 6,000 feet elevation in the Eastern Sierra region of California, just east of Yosemite National Park. There are no rivers or streams to drain the lake's waters, resulting in high saline concentrations.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Mono County and Independence.
Mono County
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Mono County is in the Eastern Sierra region of California. This is High Plains Drifter country, made famous by Clint Eastwood's motion picture. It is a land of sage-brush-covered plains leading to towering, snow-flecked sawtooth ranges and dormant volcanoes.
Independence
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Independence is an unincorporated census-designated place in and the county seat of Inyo County, California. Independence is located 41 miles south-southeast of Bishop, at an elevation of 3930 feet.
Big Pine
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Big Pine is in the Eastern Sierra region of California. It is one of a chain of small towns along US Route 395 in the Owens Valley along the southern Sierra Nevada.
Lone Pine
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Lone Pine is a census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States, located 16 mi south-southeast of Independence. The population was 2,014 at the 2020 census, down from 2,035 at the 2010 census.
Owens Valley
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Owens Valley is a valley in the Eastern Sierra region of California. It spans portions of Mono County and Inyo County.
Devils Postpile National Monument
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Devils Postpile National Monument is a United States national monument located in Madera County in the Sierra Nevada region of the state of California.
Eastern Sierra
- Type: geographic location
- Description: rural region of California, U.S.
- Location: Sierra Nevada, Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
37.45° or 37° 27′ northLongitude of center
-118.31° or 118° 18′ 36″ westWikidata ID
Q14214596
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In Other Languages
“Eastern Sierra” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “イースタンシエラ”
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