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Village at Mammoth (April 2010) 02
Village at Mammoth (April 2010) 02. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Village at Mammoth (April 2010) 02
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Mammoth Mountain
How settlement, access and winter sport shaped Mammoth Mountain.
Scroll to read the contour through time
Mammoth Lakes is the only incorporated town in Mono County, California, United States.
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1878
Work and settlement beneath the snowline
By the end of 1878, 1,500 people settled in the mining camp called Mammoth City.
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1953
A route reaches Mammoth Mountain
A Forest Service permit in 1953 and the first ski lift in 1955 turned access to Mammoth Mountain into a repeatable winter journey.
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Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
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- original
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- Open-licence photograph
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1953
Winter becomes organised
Forest Service permit in 1953 and constructing its first ski lift in 1955.
THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Mammoth Mountain is recorded at 37.631° N, 119.033° W. Its catalogue reference reaches 3,369 metres. A modern resort map compresses terrain, exposure and access into a diagram. This exhibition keeps the underlying contour visible so the place does not become only a list of facilities.
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Village at Mammoth (April 2010) 02
Village at Mammoth (April 2010) 02. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Village at Mammoth (April 2010) 02
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
TODAY
Mammoth Mountain now
Mammoth Lakes is now inseparable from the ski area above it, but the town still sits inside an active volcanic and high-desert landscape.
THE LEDGER
Sources and credits
This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
Village at Mammoth (April 2010) 02
AOD.US.MAMMOTH-MOUNTAIN.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
AOD.US.MAMMOTH-MOUNTAIN.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Editorial record
Full US Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Mammoth Lakes, California overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.