Obsidian Flat Group Cg
Campground
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Obsidian Flat Group Campground is a Forest Service group site in the Mono Lake Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California, about 0.6 miles from the Obsidian Flat campground. It is a simple site with vault toilets, and overnight use costs $20 per night for a group site. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mammoth Lakes show July highs around 78°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs sit around 41°F with lows in the teens. Other places to stay and explore are close by. Lower Deadman Campground is about 1.3 miles away, and the C-Crater Flat/Deadman Creek and Glass Creek Meadow hikes are each within about a mile. Climbers can head to Matrimony Wall, roughly 1.9 miles off.
Obsidian Flat Group Cg
Campground
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Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
41° / 17°
Feb
41° / 18°
Mar
45° / 22°
Apr
51° / 27°
May
60° / 35°
Jun
70° / 42°
Jul
78° / 49°
Aug
77° / 47°
Sep
71° / 40°
Oct
61° / 30°
Nov
49° / 23°
Dec
41° / 17°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA, 6.8 mi away at 7,804 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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