June Lake is the census-designated place in Mono County, California. It is located on the southern edge of the Mono Basin, 12.5 miles (20 km) south of Lee Vining, at an altitude of 7654 feet (2333 m).
The majority of the developed community is spread narrowly along five miles from California State Route 158., also known as June Lake Loop Road, or in a populated area, Boulder Drive. The Mono County Community Development Department designated the June Lake planning area to cover all of the June Lake Loop , including the US Route 395 section between the north and south intersections of Loop Road.
The population is 629 at the 2010 census. In the Summer it can grow by 2,500 visitors: fishermen, campers, tourists, backpackers and outdoor enthusiasts. The ZIP code is 93529.
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Geology and geography
The June Lake Loop is located on the western edge of the Great Basin and Range Province, bordering the steeply steep slopes of the eastern Sierra Nevada. Rush Creek comes from the alpine river basin just north of the upper San Joaquin River, and south of the Tuolumne River, then flows northeastward, becoming the main tributary to the great inland sea, Lake Mono.
The valley of June Lake, often described as a horseshoe-shaped gorge, is formed by glacial action. The Rush Creek Glacier split in two when it found a rock resistant from what is now known as Reversed Peak. The main glacier flowing north creates Rush Creek Canyon. Other glacial branches turn south and east but the stream is inhibited and eventually stop when the granite base rock in this southern branch creates an uphill path to the volcanic area of ​​the Mono Crater. When the glacier recedes it leaves the moraine terminal material in the area now known as Oh! Ridge.
A carved basin on the west of the ridge is filled with springs, creating June Lake and nearby Gull Lake. The abundance of these spring-drenched lakes flows back toward the mountains and is thus called Reversed Creek. Reversed Creek reaches meetings with Rush Creek and flows through Silver Lake and Grant Lake, completing a "loop" into Mono Basin.
One of the most notable features of geology is the perching chunk, an erratic spell next to June Lake Fire Station. This Boulder, a famous landmark in the area, is 18 feet tall and weighs 150 tons. It is carried and stored by glacial action to its present position.
June Lake contains several different community areas. The main village is between the southwestern edge of June Lake, with the smaller Gull Lake to the northwest. The village is a commercial core, with post offices, community centers, libraries, restaurants, inns, shops and offices, as well as the use of mixed housing. The West Village/Rodeo Grounds area is located on the North and West side of Gull Lake. These areas are newer development sites including baseball fields, condos, and some larger homes. More than 90 acres of vacant land in this area are currently involved in the specific plan process. The June Mountain Ski Area, adjacent to Rodeo land, is owned and operated by Mammoth Mountain LLC under the use permit of Inyo National Forest. Below the canyon and closer to the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada are Petersen, Williams, and Clark Tracts: then directly at the base of Carson Peak is the area of ​​Dream Mountain and Silver Lake Meadow as well as Rush Creek Power House. These "bottomless" areas are primarily single-family housing even though some commercial nodes contain retail, lodging, meals, and other services. There are also some remote areas that are under the lease of the Forest Service. These include June Lake Junction and Pine Cliff Resort in northeast June Lake; Silver Lake Resort; Lake Perumahan Recreation Housing Treaty; and Grant Lake Campground and Marina. At the northern intersection of the Loop road with US Highway 395 is Cain Ranch, on a property owned by the City of Los Angeles.
According to the US Census Bureau, CDP covers an area of ​​8.8 square miles (22.7 km²), 90.99% of it, and 9.01% of it water.
Climate
The region is warm (but not hot) summer and mostly dry (with some lightning storms in late summer), and cold and snowy winters with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 ° F (22 , 0 ° C). According to the KÃÆ'¶ppen Climate Classification system, June Lake has a warm summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on the climate map.
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History
The June Lake Loop has attracted fishermen, hunters, and pedestrians since the late 19th century. The first inhabitant was the Paiute Indians from the Mono Basin. Despite the many mining activities in the surrounding areas, the late 19th-century seekers found little interest here. The area remains without a path, and is only recognized for its exquisite value and recreation. During the declining mining era, interest developed in new technologies Hydroelectric Energy.
In 1915, a road was built in Rush Creek to pass Silver Lake, and the railway tram system was moved from a dead mine at nearby Bodie to the steep and steep mountains above for the construction of two dams to provide Hydroelectric Power. The Rush Creek Hydroelectric Project is an important step in the development of a Hydroelectric Power Station in the State of California, and Rush Creek Power House began producing electricity for distant cities in 1916.
The initial construction project continued until 1917, and during this time an employee named Roy Carson started the first private resort of Loop, known as Camp Carson. The resort was a tent camp until 1920 when the first cabin was completed. A year later, after the completion of the first cabin, two other cabins were set up in 1921. The larger new cabin contained a dining room and a small area for the Post Office. This cabin is still used as a shop and restaurant for the historic Silver Lake Resort. Around 1924 the US Forest Service built another unpaved road from a point along US Highway 395 to Lake June. Eventually the employees and fishermen of Power Station kept the road to connect with the road in the Silver Lake area. The road from June Lake Junction makes the June Lake car accessible and makes development in the area as possible. Housing tracts are formed between June and Gull Lakes and also near Fern Creek and Silver Lake. Boulder Lodge, on the shores of June Lake, is the second resort built on June Lake Loop. In 1927 Ed J. Seymour Company announced the construction of the June Lake Lodge, (now a timeshare hotel known as the Heidelberg Inn) on the hill side overlooking June and Gull Lakes. The Lodge will be operated along with fox hatcheries and farms, and includes fifty rooms, a restaurant and bar, and a large four-sided fireplace in the lobby. June Lake Lodge opened in May 1928, and hatcheries produce an average of 1,000,000 small fish every year, distributed to lakes and tributaries around it. The fox's farm is located near what is now a Pine Cliff area. Other camps and lodgings have sprung up, including Gull Lake Lodge, Fern Creek Lodge, Camp Culver, and Cherokee Lodge. Due to the larger travel volume on Highway 395, the land lease permit was issued to the Carrington family so they could make a workshop with a workshop and lunchroom in June Lake Junction. They call it "Crater Garage and Lunch Room". With the expansion of the community and the new permanent residents, the need for Post Offices and schools appears. The first United States Post Office in June Lake was established on October 1, 1927 and the first school in 1933. The school ran out of Fern Creek Lodge and Mrs. Romana Power earns $ 1500.00 for a year.
During this period, the touring of the car became very fashionable, and with the completion of Tioga Pass Road, June Lake became a popular destination and a stroll for those traveling between Yosemite and Southern California. In particular, many prominent officials in Los Angeles and Hollywood celebrities come here. Movie star Wallace Beery builds a cabin on a small island in Silver Lake. Beery is also an aviator and is known to land his plane in a meadow area adjacent to the lake. Names like Clark Gable, Charlie Chaplin, Betty Grable, Sally Rand and others decorate the guest list at June Lake Lodge. Furthermore, film director Frank Capra and cartoonist Walter Lantz also have cabins in Silver Lake, and their families keep visiting.
The Los Angeles Water and Electricity Department since 1923 has sought to purchase water rights in Mono Basin to improve the capacity of their drainage system. And, in 1935, the Mono Basin Project was in progress. Water was captured from nearby Parker Creek, Walker Creek and Lee Vining Creek and diverted to Rush Creek at Grant Lake, where a large dam was built. The eleven-mile tunnel was dug beneath the Mono Crater to transport this water to another new reservoir at Crowley Lake. This water project was nearing completion as the Second World War began.
The Loop population swelled considerably during those years, as the city-city interim settlement was developed in the East Portal tunnel, about two miles from Grant Lake. Most supervisors, private contractors, foremen, and City specialists for aqueduct projects find lodging in June Lake. Restaurants, bars and dance halls are mushrooming, along with some gambling and one or two nasty homes. "Tiger" Bar Glen Colton was founded in 1932 and still holds one of the two licenses of the longest alcoholic beverage in the State of California.
In the summer of 1940, the June Lake Fire District along with the US Forest Service built the first municipal water system for the Lake June area. Prisoners were used during this construction, and what is known as "Spike Camp" was established to accommodate the workers.
It was also during this time that skiing became popular in the United States, and around 1937 there was a regular race called "Silver Skis." Participants started near Fish Hatchery, climbed to the top of Carson Peak 10,866 feet and skied back down. In 1940, a group of local entrepreneurs established the June Lake Winter Sports Association, constructing and operating a 2200-foot rope ski rope with a 600-foot vertical rise, including first aid, ski instruction and improvements, light lunches, and entertainment.
The ski lifts are supported by a small private hydro power plant at Fern Creek, as there is no commercial electricity available. Another private generation facility is established at Carson's Camp/Silver Lake Resort. The California Electric Power Company eventually built a local distribution line and set up electrical services to the Loop area in 1946. Prior to that time the oil lantern was used, and cooling was achieved by sawing ice blocks from the June Lake surface over the winter, storing them for future use in a large ice house located on the beach next to the boat landing.
In 1950 Lake Jun has two competing wholesale markets: The Louie market has been in business for 20 years and is owned and operated by Louis and Pauline Prole and their daughter Louise and Jocelyn and the newer June Lake General Store owned by Al and Jean Matlaf. Louie Market has a variety of services including bakeries, ice cream fountains, groceries, necessities, hardware, cold storage for local fishermen and hunters and food and meat store counters. Louis is a truck driver and carries his own supplies to keep costs down; he also knows the results and only the best one will do for his customers and his friends. Over the long term, he often stops along 395 and sends fresh produce to local residents, many of whom still remember it with a smile. There are also many other services including service stations; repair and towing automotive; sports and tackle shops; hardware and dry goods; even an arcade featuring pinball machines and the like. June Lake at the time was one of the more important commercial centers in the Eastern Sierra region. A larger new school with teacher residence has been built near the Rodeo Grounds. In 1955, motel owners Edward Krause and partner Frank Roberts established one of the earliest Community Antenna Cable systems, making June Lake the only city in the area to offer television to its motel guests.
The ski area was not able to survive during World War II, but by the end of 1958 the Forest Service announced its intention to offer permission for a new ski area on Mount June. TOILET. "Bud" Hayward gained permission to use and built a full-service ski area with double chair and T-Bar, which opened in February 1961. During his tenure as ski resort owner until 1986, Hayward expanded the terrain and facilities including the addition of tow ropes, poma, and three additional double chairs.
The June Lake community maintained its commercial vitality through the 1970s, with the addition of banking branches, hardware and paint stores, welders, car body repairs, art galleries and pottery, and more. However, since then, there has been a steady economic slowdown marked by the growth and spikes of Mammoth City, which attracted much of the commercial activity of its remote communities.
Demographics
2010
The US Census 2010 reports that June Lake has a population of 629. The population density is 71.6 people per square mile (27.7/km²). The racial makeup of June Lake is 534 (84.9%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 7 (1.1%) Native American, 2 (0.3%) Asian, 0 (0.0 %) Pacific Islands, 78 (12.4%) of other races, and 8 (1.3%) of two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race is 137 people (21.8%).
The Census reported that 627 people (99.7% of the population) live in households, 2 (0.3%) live in unembienced groups, and 0 (0%) are institutionalized.
There are 290 households, of which 57 (19.7%) have children under the age of 18 living in them, 149 (51.4%) are married couples living together, 8 (2.8% ) has a married woman without a current husband, 7 (2.4%) has a householder with no wife. There are 23 (7.9%) unmarried partners of the opposite sex, and 0 (0%) married couples or couples of the same sex. 97 households (33.4%) consisted of individuals and 21 (7.2%) had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.16. There are 164 families (56.6% of all households); the average family size is 2.77.
The population was spread with 116 people (18.4%) under the age of 18, 38 persons (6.0%) aged 18 to 24, 180 people (28.6%) aged 25 to 44, 225 people (35.8% aged 45 to 64 years, and 70 people (11.1%) aged 65 years or older. The median age was 41.7 years. For every 100 females, there are 119.2 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 120.2 men.
There are 820 housing units with an average density of 93.4 per square mile (36.1/km ²), of which 157 (54.1%) are occupied owners, and 133 (45.9%) are occupied by tenants. Homeowner vacancy rate is 8.1%; the vacancy rate of rent is 11.7%. 327 people (52.0% of the population) live in housing units occupied by owners and 300 people (47.7%) live in rental housing units.
2000
The 2000 US Census reported the June Lake population to 613. For 2003, the California Treasury estimated the population to be 626. In 2000, 4% of the population was under 5 years, 17% were from 5 to 17, 71% were from 18 to 64, and 8% over 65. The median age was 41.4. Sixty-six percent of households are occupied by owners and 34% are rented. Only 615 of the 1,187 lakes of June have been developed. The June Lake population is very seasonal: 223 households are full-time residences and 571 are part-time. Including seasonal visitors, June Lake may have a temporary population of 2,900.
The Mono County General Plan provides an additional 3,970 residential units on June Lake.
Community
June Lake is known as an ancient resort community, with an authentic hometown atmosphere. The main industry is tourism, with lodging and lodging ranging from cottages and cabins to fully-equipped motels and resort resorts. The latest addition to the city is Double Eagle Resort and Spa. The property offers luxurious accommodation along with swimming pool, Jacuzzi, fitness center, massage therapy, restaurant and bar. Other places to stay include: Boulder Lodge, Gull Lake Lodge, Reverse Creek Lodge, Lake Front Cabin, June Lake Villager Inn, June Lake Pines Cottages, Whispering Pines, June Lake Motel, Heidelberg Inn , Knoll Haus, Fern Creek Lodge, and Big Rock Resort. There are also Holiday Homes and Condominiums available for temporary shelter. During the sunny months, June Lake Loop offers RV camping at: Silver Lake Resort RV Park, Pine Cliff Resort, RV Jun Lake Park, Golden Pine RV Park and Grant Lake Marina. There is also a public Campground at Inyo National Forest in Oh! Ridge, June Lake, Gull Lake, Reversed Creek and Silver Lake.
Groceries are available at the June Lake General Store, as well as the smaller Fern Creek Stores, Silver Lake Resort, and in June Lake Junction, which also has both gasoline and diesel. The city offers dining at Sierra Inn, Carson Peak Inn, Tiger Bar and Cafe, Eagles Landing Restaurant, Silver Lake Cafe, Alpine Deli and Pizza, and Trout Town Joe. A number of galleries and gift locations feature works by local artists, including pottery and woodcarvings. Access to the lake for boat launch is provided at two marinas on June Lake and one each at Gull Lake, Silver Lake, and Grant Lake. Sports equipment and winter ski rental are provided at Ernie's Tackle Shop.
From December to April, the June Mountain Ski Area is an activity center for June Lake. In addition to 500 acres of ride capable terrain for all abilities and types of skiers and snowboarders, the ski resort serves breakfast and lunch at the Grand Chalet with views of the lake below and throughout Mono Basin. There is also equipment rental, winter sports school, and a sports shop that also features gifts and souvenirs.
Local jobs are generally service or related to retail, although there are several contractors including builders, electricians and plumbers. Many residents go to work in Lee Vining, Mammoth Lakes, or even further to Bridgeport or Bishop. More than fifty percent of all private homes in June Lake, however, are second homes. Most part-time residents are here during the summer months, leaving their June Lake house dark for winter. Historically, June Lake's summer inhabitants have become part of a vital and active society.
During the winter, most of the workforce for the June Mountain Ski Resort is housed in an employee housing facility in Mammoth and is provided with daily bus transportation by their employers.
Tourism and activities
Since this community is built on hills and meadows in a subalpine valley surrounded by high mountain peaks, this place is dubbed the "Swiss California". This area is most famous for trout fishing, which takes place in many modes: trolling or still fishing the lake from a boat, float tubing, or beach fishing many lakes and streams. The fishing bait is productive and popular, such as spinning casting with bait and fishing. Rush Creek under Grant Lake Dam is restricted to catch and release. The lakes are cool in temperature, but swimming is possible in the mid-summer months. There is a beach swimming in June Lake near Oh! Ridge Campground. The fast boat is restricted to smaller lakes but speedboats and private boats are allowed at Grant Lake, making water skiing and wakeboarding possible. Hiking is a favorite pastime in the area: June Lake offers many paths leading to the nearest back country of the Wilderness Ansel Adams Area. Most of the hikes, including Lake Fern, Reversed Peak, and Agnew Lake are heavy and vertical, with the exception of the Parker Lake Trail which is a 2 mile climb just up 400 feet tall. The Frontier Pack at Silver Lake offers a horse-riding day ride, as well as an inland journey. Lots of opportunities exist for mountain climbing, hiking and bouldering, mountain biking or road trips, off-road vehicle rides, photography, bird watching, and more. In Autumn, many Aspen gardens change from green to gold and red as winter approaches. Winter brings snow and cold temperatures, but there are many sunny days where skiing, snowboarding, ice climbing, ice skating, snowmobiling, snowboarding and snow play, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and winter mountain climbing and touring can be enjoyed.
Education
June Lake is in the Sierra Eastern school district. The local Junior Lake Elementary School was abandoned and torn down in the 1970s, and school bus transportation was provided to Lee Vining. Children attend Lee Vining Elementary School. High school students may attend Lee Vining High School, or alternatively, Eastern Sierra Academy, if they qualify. Some parents look for district transfers to the Mammoth Unified School District. June Lake has a public library.
Fire Protection District
June Lake is the center of the June Lake Fire Protection District, established in 1939. The fire protection district covers an area of ​​approximately 8.5 square miles (22 km 2 ), including not only Lake June but also other areas, unincorporated nearby Pine Cliff, June Lake Junction, and the canyon area under June Lake Loop from June Lake Village to Silver Lake. The district maintains two fire houses.
Public Utilities District
June Lake is also the center of the June Lake Public Utility District, established in 1947. The June Lake Utilities District provides water and sewage services to an area of ​​1,720 hectares (7.0 km 2 ) in June Lake Loop. Water supply is based on diversion rights, divided between the Village and the Lower Valley Valley area of ​​June, totaling approximately 1,116,000 US gallons (4,220,000 l) per day. Distribution is influenced by 47,000 feet (14,000 m) of pipes.
References
External links
- Junelakeloop.com
- Junelakeloop.org
- Junemountain.com
- Ocregister.com
- Dfg.ca.gov
- Actc.org
- Skiresort.de
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