Mammoth Lakes is the only incorporated town in Mono County, California, United States.

[6] In 1971, a group of Mammoth Lakes residents filed a lawsuit against two proposed apartment buildings, arguing the development violated the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

[9] In 1972, the California Supreme Court ruled the developer required an environmental impact study.

A movie documenting the life of the founder of the ski resort (Dave McCoy) and those of early famous skiers in the area is shown.

In 2008, after a jury trial, the Mono County Superior Court entered a $43 million judgment against the Town of Mammoth Lakes for breach of a development agreement.

The area has natural hot springs, some of which offer bathing opportunities and are popular with both locals and visitors.

Mammoth Lakes is north of the Owens Valley, a scenic area with extensive hiking opportunities.

[17] The town is surrounded by acres of forest and is bordered by the Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Areas.

The eastern entrance of Yosemite National Park is located 32 miles (51 km) north of town.

Mammoth Lakes has a dry-summer continental climate (Dsb) with long, very snowy winters, and warm, dry summers.

In the wake of the 2022–2023 California floods, Mammoth Lakes was the snowiest place in North America.

There were 9,626 housing units at an average density of 380.4 per square mile (146.9/km2), of which 1,502 (46.5%) were owner-occupied, and 1,727 (53.5%) were occupied by renters.

[citation needed] As well as the pull from winter extreme sports, Mammoth Lakes also benefits greatly from tourism in the summer from people who visit to camp, hike and fish.

The Mammoth Lakes real estate market has gone through ups and downs over the past few decades.

A significant real estate surplus formed after this, during which Mammoth Lakes had a total of over 1200 properties on the market.

The development of the Mammoth Mountain ski area has had a direct effect on housing in more recent years.

Another peak occurred in 2006 with the sale of the Mammoth Mountain ski area to Starwood Capital Group.

Emergency medical service is provided by Mono County operating out of Mammoth Lakes Fire Station #1.

[30] The Mono County Office of Education offers an alternative high school, the Jan Work Community School, where highly motivated students are allowed to earn credits more quickly than may be earned in a traditional semester.

[33] Mammoth Lakes receives scheduled passenger airline service seasonally via the Eastern Sierra Regional Airport in Bishop with nonstop regional jet service operated to Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO) and Denver (DEN) on United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines.

[34] It also has Mammoth Yosemite Airport, which primarily serves general aviation but also has limited scheduled service.

Examples include Thundering Hoofs (1924), The Border Legion (1924), Beyond the Rockies (1932), Flaming Guns (1932), The Trail Beyond (1934), Call of the Wild (1935), Moonlight on the Prairie (1935), King of the Royal Mounted (1936), God's Country and the Woman (1937), Cassidy of Bar 20 (1938), Hawk of the Wilderness (1938), Knights of the Range (1940), Melody Ranch (1940), Sierra Sue (1941), The Return of Frank James (1940), Flame of the Barbary Coast (1945), Frontier Gal (1945), and Rose Marie (1954).