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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 cafe is worth a visit and they do have gasoline right down the highway a piece.
elevation: 3648' population: 134 zip code: 93549

Desert

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

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

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recreation:

  • Biking
  • backpacking
  • camping
  • fishing
  • hiking
  • Ghost Towns
  • Nine Mile Canyon Road
  • Walker Creek
  • 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

    • Eastern Sierra Nevada Forests Map Set
    Eastern Sierra Nevada Forests Map Set

    Campgrounds campground reservations
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    Lone Pine Campground
    Cottonwood Campground

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    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
    Darwin
    Panamint Springs
    Kennedy Meadows
    		local links:

    Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce
    760-876-4444
    877-253-8981
    http://www.lonepinechamber.org

    Friends of the Inyo
    Eastern Sierra - Highway 395
    Crystal Geyser
    The Coso Artifact
    Advertise on this site
    Inyo National Forest Map
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    Dome Land Wilderness Map    		Golden Trout Wilderness / South Sierra Map
    Golden Trout Wilderness / South Sierra Map    		Death Valley NP Map
    Death Valley NP Map    		Mount Whitney Zone Map
    Mount Whitney Zone Map
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