THE MAMMOTH LAKES LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Eastern Sierra Great Basin Slopes setting.
Mammoth Lakes town has 24.9 square miles of land in Mono County. Its Census reference point is in Eastern Sierra Great Basin Slopes, within Sierra Nevada.
A high mountain block slopes west toward California's Central Valley and drops sharply on its eastern side. Granite landscapes, glacial basins and elevation-dependent conifer forests are prominent regional features.
Regional context: Sierra Nevada ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Mammoth Lakes and Mono County
Mammoth Lakes is associated with Mono County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Mammoth Lakes by land and water
The Census records 0.44 square miles of water within Mammoth Lakes, or 1.7% of its total area. It is 0.9 percentage points lower than the 2.6% recorded for Mono County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mammoth Lakes town has 6.2 times the land area of nearby McGee Creek CDP (4.01 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

