Lee Vining Essential Info
Overview
Lee Vining is in California's Eastern Sierra region wedged between Mono Lake and the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Basics
Best Time To Go
Mar-Oct
Current Time
Current Weather
44 °F
Cloudy
Fun Facts
- Lee Vining is located on the southwest shore of Mono Lake., a large, shallow saline soda lake formed at least 760,000 years ago.
- The economy of Lee Vining relies largely on tourism, since it is the closest town to the east entrance of Yosemite National Park.
- The town was named after Leroy Vining, who founded the town in 1852 as a mining camp.
- Lee Vining was once called Poverty Flat for its unfavorable conditions for agriculture.
Popular Foods
- Fish Taco
- Buffalo Meat Loaf