Inyo National Forest
IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)
Inyo National Forest
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Location Eastern Sierra Nevada Range
Nearest city Bishop, California
Coordinates 37°51′10″N 118°17′10″W / 37.85278, -118.28611
Area 1.9 million acres (7700 km²)[1]
Established May, 1907
Governing body USDA / US Forest Service
Website Inyo National Forest

Inyo National Forest is a federally protected forest in the United States. It is mostly located in California 1,839,887 acres (7,445.76 km2), but has a small section in western Nevada of 60,656 acres (245.47 km2).[1] It stretches from the eastern side of Yosemite to south of Sequoia National Park. Geographically it is split in two, with each part roughly serving as a border of Owens Valley, the Mammoth Lakes region and the Mono Lake region. A majority of the forest is federally protected wilderness, including part of the Ansel Adams Wilderness.

The name "Inyo" comes from a Native American word meaning "dwelling place of the great spirit." It was used by local Native Americans to describe the local mountains, now known as the Inyo Mountains, to early settlers of the area. The Inyo National Forest was named after Inyo County, California, in which much of the Forest resides.[2] It is located in parts of Inyo, Mono, Tulare, and Madera counties in California, and Esmeralda and Mineral counties in Nevada. Forest headquarters are located in Bishop, California. The forest was established on May 25, 1907. On July 1, 1945 land from the former Mono National Forest was added.[3]

The Forest is home to the oldest non-clonal living tree on earth: the Bristlecone pine named "Methuselah", dated at 4,839 years old, grows at an undisclosed location within the forest.[4]

Destinations

Popular within Inyo National Forest are:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Inyo National Forest". U.S. National Forest Campground Guide.
  2. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Inyo National Forest. US Forest Service. Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
  3. ^ Davis, Richard C. (September 29, 2005), National Forests of the United StatesPDF (341 KB), The Forest History Society 
  4. ^ "Pinus longaeva". Gymnosperm database.
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