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Mammoth Is Interesting

The Inyo National Forest, founded by President Theodore Roosevelt as a means to protect land for the Los Angeles Aqueduct, turns 100 on Friday, May 25. Since its founding, the forest has grown from 221,324 acres in 1907 to 2.1 million acres and is home to, among other things, Mammoth Mountain Ski Area.

Beginning this week (May 21) Inyo Centennial flags and banners will begin to go up at Forest Service ranger stations and visitor centers. This summer temporary exhibits will be on display at visitor centers to give the public a glimpse of the history of the Inyo, and naturalists will give special programs highlighting information about the forest's unique features.

In addition to the ski area, the Inyo also has the highest peak in the continental United States, Mt. Whitney at 14,497 feet; the largest and highest desert mountain range in North America, the White Mountains; the world’s largest Jeffrey Pine Forest, east of Mammoth and south of Mono Lake; the Nation’s first designated National Forest Scenic Area, the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area (designated in 1984) and the world’s oldest tree, Methuselah, a 4,700-year-old Bristlecone Pine growing in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. It is also home to California’s state fish, the California Golden Trout.

The Inyo also has one of the first designated Research Natural Areas, The Harvey Monroe Hall RNA just east of Yosemite National Park north of Tioga Pass, was established in 1933 to ensure the future of pristine ecosystems for scientific research.