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Lee Vining California Map

Explore Lee Vining, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Lee Vining, California

How to Use This Lee Vining, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lee Vining, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Lee Vining.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Lee Vining
State	California (CA)
County	Mono County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.957425
Longitude	-119.121816
Population	217
Density	16.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93541
Area Code	760
County Seat	Bridgeport
School District	Eastern Sierra Unified School District

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About Lee Vining, California

Lee Vining is a locality in Mono County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 217. The population density is 16.1 people per km². Lee Vining is located at 37.9574°N, 119.1218°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93541.

Lee Vining anchors the edge of a high-desert basin, where the thinning air carries a crisp, mineral edge that speaks of the vast, arid expanse waiting just beyond the threshold. It lies 82.0 miles southeast of South Lake Tahoe, CA (from South Lake Tahoe, CA: bearing 145°T), and is situated 22.9 miles north-northwest of Mammoth Lakes. The earth here is defined by the steep, dramatic rise of Lee Vining Canyon, a corridor of stone that funnels the wind down toward the alkaline expanse of Mono Lake, which glimmers like a pale, unblinking eye under the relentless sun. In the distance, the rugged peaks of the Sierra Nevada silhouette against the sky, standing as silent sentinels over the scrub-covered slopes of Inyo National Forest. To the north, the austere beauty of Conness Glacier remains fixed in the high reaches, while the cold, rushing waters of Beartrack Creek carve a narrow, verdant vein through the dry, volcanic soil. The quality of light at dusk is particularly haunting, turning the landscape into shades of violet and bruised copper, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the solitude of this high-altitude terrain.

Lee Vining grew from the rugged necessities of mining and the relentless expansion of early infrastructure, finding its footing as a gateway for travelers and a waypoint for those drawn to the wilder reaches of the backcountry. The local economy persists through the steady pulse of seasonal tourism and the service of those who traverse the mountain passes, sustaining a quiet, utilitarian resilience that defines the daily rhythm of the streets. Beyond the main thoroughfare, the community serves as a portal to the Harvey Monroe Hall Research Natural Area and the rugged heights accessible via the Gaylor Lakes Trail, places where the silence is absolute and the geology is laid bare. Those who linger long enough might venture toward the mist of LeConte Falls, finding that the character of the place is not in its growth, but in its ability to remain indifferent to the passing of time. Life here is measured by the coming of winter snows and the slow, persistent shift of the climate, grounding every resident in the stark, magnificent reality of the high Sierra.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Inyo National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 233° SW · 2.0M acres
Gus Hess Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 021° N
Upside-Down House (Attraction) — 0.2 mi, 053° NE
Lee Vining (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 124° SE
Mono Basin National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 0.4 mi, 356° N
Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 346° N
Hoover Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.6 mi, 264° W · 128k acres
Ansel Adams Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.7 mi, 228° SW · 232k acres
Mono Lake Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 337° NW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 4.7 mi, 360° N
Black Point Fissures (Viewpoint) — 5.0 mi, 014° N
Memorial to the Unknown Prospector (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 161° S
South Tufa Area (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 101° E
Navy Beach (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 102° E
California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 260° W
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 6.5 mi, 222° SW · 743k acres
Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 7.2 mi, 326° NW · 3.9M acres
Ghost Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 8.9 mi, 220° SW
Virginia Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.1 mi, 331° NW · 779 acres
Mount Biedeman Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 11.0 mi, 016° N · 13k acres
Perched Boulder (Attraction) — 12.3 mi, 168° S
Dana Campfire Circle (Theatre) — 13.9 mi, 245° SW
Conness Campfire Circle (Theatre) — 14.4 mi, 246° SW
Catholic Church (site) (Historic Ruins) — 18.4 mi, 019° N
Bodie Museum and Visitor Center (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 019° N
Minaret Cinemas (Cinema) — 23.6 mi, 159° S
Mammoth Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 159° S
Nature Center at Happy Isles (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 237° SW
Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum (Museum) — 41.2 mi, 242° SW
Mayfield Canyon Battleground (Registered Battlefield) — 44.1 mi, 143° SE

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