OBSIDIAN DOME
Located near Deadman Summit, a few miles south of June Lake Loop
along Hwy. 395, Obsidian Dome is a mile-long mound of black glass,
reaching up to 300 feet high. From the parking lot at Obsidian Dome,
you can climb up the mound and see the different composition of
the obsidian, which is not uniformly black. As you explore the area,
keep in mind that the
rock can be quite sharp; this is the same material used by the Paiute
Indians to sculpt arrowheads, spearheads and knives, their main
trade items in times past.
The eruptions that formed each of these lava domes
550-600 years ago began with an explosive phase, then exuded slow-moving,
sticky lava which oozed to the surface and cooled too quickly to
allow crystal formation. Wilson Butte is located along Hwy. 395
just north of Obsidian Dome, and Devils Punchbowl is east of Hwy.
395 just below the June Lake junction.
Wilson Butte is the prominent dome as you rdive the highway. Obsidian
Dome is the flatter one just beyond.
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Highway 203, PO Box 148 Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
760-924-5500
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Bishop
Shulman Grove Visitors Center
798 N Main Street
Bishop, CA 93514
760-873-2500
June Lake
June Mountain Ski Resort
June Lake Loop
June Lake, CA 93529
760-648-7733
Lee Vining
Mono Basic Ranger Station & Visitor Center
PO Box 429
Lee Vining, CA 93541
760-647-3044
Lone Pine
Mt. Whitney Ranger Station
640.S. Main Street
Lone Pine, CA 93545
760-876-6200
Eastern Sierra Interagency Visitor center
Highway 395 & SR 136
Lone Pine, CA 93545
760-876-6222
Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Welcome Center
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
70-924-5500
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
1 Minaret Road
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
760-934-2571
Tourism and Recreation Department, Mammoth Lakes
2520 Main Street
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
760-934-2712
Town Of Mammoth Lakes
437 Old Mammoth Road
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
760-934-8989
White Mountain Ranger Station
798 North Main Street
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
760-876-2500
Mammoth Ranger Station & Welcome Center
Highway 203 and Sierra Nevada Road
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
760-924-5500
MLTPA - Mammoth Lake Trails & Public Access
PO Box 100 PMB 432
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
760-934-3154
