Natural History Wanderings

California Fall Color has a fall color report for the Mammoth Lakes area:

30 – 50% change at high elevations surrounding Mammoth Lakes.

“The Sherwins above Snowcreek golf course in Mammoth Lakes are showing some fine color at approximately 8,500 feet. Lower, at the 7,500-8,000 foot level just the first hints of color are starting to show, but there is mostly little or no color in town. Fall dessert flowers are also blooming with a show of purple and gold.”

“The high meadows like Agnew, Crater and the meadow between Shadow Lake and Ediza Lake were already gold. The willows and grasses were beautiful in the blue sky. No smoke from the fires. The aspen trees were definitely getting lime and some had begun to change to yellow. It seems like it is a bit early, but really does feel like fall. Other low growing type plants were beginning to yellow.”

Mammoth Lakes:

• 0 – 15% in town at approximately 7,500 feet. Some yellow green.
• 30 – 50% in the Lakes Basin near Twin Lakes at approximately 8500 feet.
• 30-50% above approximately 8,500 feet along slopes on the Sherwin Mountain Range.

Note: the 30 – 50% evaluation is for high areas in The Sherwins, above 8,500′.  There’s still lots and lots of time to see great color at Mammoth Lakes and in the Eastern Sierra.

Follow all of their reports at: California Fall Color