Vista Viewing

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  • Throughout the Mammoth Lakes Trail System you'll find turnouts, parking areas, and resting places from which to appreciate the broad extent of the landscape. From the Twin Lakes Bridge on the Lakes Basin Path, look out across the Sherwin Meadow and the Long Valley Caldera to the Glass and White Mountains. From Minaret Vista take in the whole jagged Ritter Range all the way to the edge of Yosemite National Park. Hike to high-points like Panorama Dome, the Mammoth Crest, or the summit of Mammoth Mountain, where you can see from Mono Lake to Kings Canyon National Park, and as far west as the Coastal Range.

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Featured Vista Viewing Experiences

Vista Viewing  Vista Viewing from the Dragon's Back Trail

Difficulty Rating:
Duration:
Half day

Vista Viewing  Vista Viewing from the Minaret Vista

Difficulty Rating:
Duration:
Less than 4 hours

Vista Viewing  Vista Viewing from the Twin Lakes Vista

Difficulty Rating:
Duration:
Less than 4 hours

All Vista Viewing Experiences

All Vista Viewing Experiences

Experience Rating Length (mi) Surface Duration
Vista Viewing from the Dragon's Back Trail 6.3 Soil Half day
Vista Viewing from the Minaret Vista 0.2 Mixed Less than 4 hours
Vista Viewing from the Twin Lakes Vista N/A Asphalt Less than 4 hours

All Vista Viewing Trails

All Vista Viewing Trails

Trail Length (mi) Surface Activities and Services
Mammoth Rock Trail Connector 0.9 Soil Equestrian Fall Color Viewing Hiking Mountain Biking Pets Photography Running Vista Viewing Wildflower Viewing
Meadow Trail Connector 1.6 Birding Equestrian Fall Color Viewing Hiking Mountain Biking Pets Photography Running Vista Viewing Wildflower Viewing
Minaret Vista Trail 1.2 Soil Hiking Interpretive Vista Viewing
Rainbow Falls Trail 1.7 Soil Hiking Swimming Vista Viewing
River Trail 6.1 Soil Hiking Vista Viewing
Seven Lakes Point Loop 0.6 Soil Hiking Vista Viewing
Winter Access Corridor - Lakes Basin 2.5 Snow Cross Country Skiing Snowshoeing Vista Viewing
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