Near Mammoth Lakes in Mono County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Mammoth City

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 24, 2011

1. Mammoth City Marker

Inscription. On this site, opposite colorful Mineral Hill (now known as Red Mountain) where the Mammoth mines are located, stood the town of Mammoth City. In this gulch during 1878-79 sprouted a mining camp of perhaps a thousand people. Mammoth City – the center for the nearby, smaller camps of Pine City, Mill City, and Mineral Peak – is said to have had 22 saloons, 13 stores, 2 breweries, 2 livery stables, 5 restaurants and 2 newspapers. Remember that a ten foot square tent or shack plus a barrel of whiskey were all that was needed to make a “saloon”. The Mammoth Mining Co. shut down permanently during the severe winter of 1879-80 causing a mass exodus of residents. A Daily News report stated “twenty pairs of snowshoes, each with a man on top, left this morning”.

Erected 1984 by E Clampus Vitus, Bodie Chapter No. 64.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Resources • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list.

Location. 37° 37.025′ N, 118° 59.913′ W. Marker is near Mammoth Lakes, California, in Mono County. It is on Old Mammoth Road. The marker is on Old Mammoth Road, 0.2 miles east

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of the Lake Mary Road intersection. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mammoth Lakes CA 93546, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The White Fence at Old Mammoth (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Knight Wheel (approx. 1.7 miles away); The Mammoth Consolidated Gold Mine (approx. 1.8 miles away); Old French Trail (approx. 2.2 miles away); Margaret & Emmett Hayden Cabin (approx. 2.3 miles away); Temple of Folly (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Tavern (approx. 2.7 miles away); Old Mammoth Saloon (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mammoth Lakes.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 24, 2011

2. Mammoth City Marker

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 24, 2011

3. Mammoth City Marker

Sign Across the Road from the Mammoth City Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 24, 2011

4. Sign Across the Road from the Mammoth City Marker

Mammoth City Mine Tailings image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, October 24, 2011

5. Mammoth City Mine Tailings

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,480 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 30, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.