June Lake, California
census-designated place in Mono County, California, United States
June Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mono County, California, United States. It is located against the southern rim of the Mono Basin, 12.5 miles (20 km) south of Lee Vining.
The majority of the developed community is spread narrowly along a five-mile stretch of California State Route 158, known as the June Lake Loop Road, or in the populated areas, Boulder Drive. The Mono County Community Development Department defines June Lake's planning area to encompass the entire June Lake Loop, including the section of U.S. Route 395 between the north and south junctions of the Loop Road. However, the June Lake census-designated place, for which population figures are published by the U.S. Census Bureau, consists of the area along State Route 158 from its southern intersection with US 395, southwest past June Lake and Gull Lake to Silver Lake.
The population of the CDP was 611 at the 2020 census. In the summer, the population can grow by an estimated 2,500 visitors; the population increase includes fishermen, campers, tourists, backpackers, and other outdoors enthusiasts.
Geology and geography
The June Lake Loop is situated against the west rim of the Great Basin and Range Province, abutting the steep eastern escarpment of the Sierra Nevada. Rush Creek originates from an alpine watershed just north of the headwaters of the San Joaquin River, and south of the Tuolumne River, then flows northeast, becoming the major tributary to Mono Lake.
June Lake's looped valley, often described as a horseshoe-shaped canyon, was formed by glacial action.
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