Mono Lake in Owens Valley on route to Mount Whitney Mono
Lake is a terminal lake in a basin with no outlet to the ocean.  
Lacking an outlet the lake is highly alkaline due to dissolved salts..  | 
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 Location Map of Mono Lake in Owens Valley  | 
 
Tufa Towers in Mono Lake in Owens Valley on route to Mt. Whitney  | 
Tufa Towers in Mono Lake in Owens Valley on route to Mt. Whitney  | 
 
Mono Lake in Owens Valley from Mount Dana in the Sierra Nevada  | 
Mount Dana ( 13,061ft, 3981m ) in the Sierra Nevada Mount
Dana is on the eastern edge of Yosemite National Park 
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Mount Dana in the Sierra Nevada  | 
 
Mount Dana from eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park at Tioga Pass  | 
 
Eastern entrance to Yosemite National Park at Tioga Pass  | 
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