FR 01S27H — Crater Mountain in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mono Lake Ranger District

18 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 7,183 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 10 mi

VerizonWEAK

AT&TNONE

T-MobileNONE

StarlinkEXCELLENT

Rough

All 0.5 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Crater Mountain stands 1,964 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles southwest.

Within a 10-mile radius of any undeveloped campsite for a period longer than 14 consecutive days… Anywhere within the Inyo National Forest for more than 28 total days during a calendar year.
Camping rules

October normals 34–61°F, 1.1″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

FR 01S27H — Crater Mountain in CA -- Camping Rules & Access