Eastern Sierra
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The Eastern Sierra is a region in California comprising the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, which includes Mono and Inyo Counties. The main thoroughfare is U.S. Route 395, which passes through Bridgeport, Lee Vining, Bishop, Big Pine, Independence, Lone Pine, and Olancha, with Bishop being the largest city in the area. It is sparsely populated but well known for its scenery; major points of interest include Mono Lake, Bodie, Mammoth Lakes, Manzanar, and parts of Yosemite National Park and Death Valley National Park.
Little Lakes Valley in the John Muir Wilderness
Aerial view from the east of the Eastern Sierra with Mount Whitney. The snow-capped mountains drop steeply to dry desert on the east side.
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- Tourism regions of California
- Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Great Basin
- Inyo County, California geography stubs
- Mono County, California geography stubs