Mammoth Geology
Top of Chair 10
Where was the last eruption on Mammoth Mountain?
This lake was written about in Mark Twain's Roughing It.
What is Mono Lake?
Chair 1, Chair 22
Where are the main Howitzer gun mounts?
Magma explosion that causes the chamber roof to collapse
What is a caldera?
Canyon and Main Lodge Supersigns vs. Chair 10/Mill area.
Where do Mountain vs. Naturalist Tours start?
25 eruptions
What is Mammoth Mountain's volcanic history?
These lakes in the Lakes Basin were formed from volcanic activity, not carved glacially.
What are Horseshoe and McLeod Lakes?
Dynamite, Howizter and Ski Cutting
What are types of avalanche mitigation used on Mammoth Mountain?
Bishop Tuft Eruption
What is the Long Valley eruption of 760,000 years ago called?
Chalet patio to the top of J6
What is the general tour route of the June Mountain Naturalist tours?
Sierra Nevada Mountain Range
What is the mountain range behind Mammoth Mountain?
The man-made lake created to produce electricity in the early 1900s.
What is Grant Lake?
760-934-0611
What is the emergency phone number for Mammoth Mountain?
Granitic uplifting mountain range
What is the Sierra Nevada?
Ticketed intermediate level skiers or snowboarders
What is required of guests to be able to participate in any Mountain tour?
Basalt and Pumice
What are types of volcanic rock around Mammoth Mountain?
Fresh water springs mixing with calcium carbonate.
What are Tufa Towers?
Locations of the two Ski Patrol memorial plaques.
What are top of 22 and rocks between Cornice and Hangman's on Upper Roadrunner?
Carved from Obsidian
What are arrowheads?
Eleven53
Where do Naturalists take guests at the end of their tour?
Pumice Mountain
What was Mammoth Mountain's original name?
Snowmaking Pond
What is Mammoth Lake or the large pond outside McCoy Station?
Top Gondola Station, tops of Chairs 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 14 and 22
What are possible bump stations where Patrol is found between calls?
Lost Cement Mine
What mine attracted many people to the Eastern Sierra in 1857?
Panorama Dome or Lakes Basin
What are the two possible tour routes used at Tamarack?