FR 03S118 — Lookout Mountain in CA

Road corridorInyo NF, Mammoth Ranger District

5.6 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Maps 7,589 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

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Difficult

All 6.3 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
Estimated climb: 700 ft over 6.3 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 31%.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
A water crossing 0.1 miles along the road.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
Mammoth Mountain stands 3,461 ft above the map pin, 6.6 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 28–62°F, 1.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

FR 03S118 — Lookout Mountain in CA -- Camping Rules & Access