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Walking - Tufa Towers, Mono Lake, CA

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Distance
0.94 mi
Elevation gain
3 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
3 ft
Max elevation
6,513 ft
TrailRank 
19
Min elevation
6,414 ft
Trail type
Loop
Time
49 minutes
Coordinates
117
Uploaded
September 5, 2017
Recorded
August 2017
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near Mono Mills, California (United States)

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Itinerary description

Walking - These towers had formed underwater when calcium from springs mixed with carbonates present in Mono Lake, then exposed after water began being diverted from the lake in 1941.

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Tufa Formations

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