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Panorama Dome Mtn Bike

Panorama Dome Mtn BikePhoto: inkknife_2000 (14 million views), CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
1.1 mi
round trip
95 ft
climb
8,628 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Sep
best months

Is Panorama Dome Mtn Bike open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Inyo National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Panorama Dome Mtn Bike is an easy, short ride in the Mammoth Ranger District of Inyo National Forest, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is about a mile long, with a one-way climb of about 95 feet from a low point of 8,552 feet to a high of 8,628 feet. It's a natural-surface route, and bikes are allowed. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. 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. The Panorama Dome Trail and the Panorama Dome Mtn Bike Spur both start about 0.1 mile away. Twin Lakes Campground is half a mile off, and Lake Mary Campground is about 1.1 miles away.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Tamarack Lodge

    Campground

    Campground · 0.3 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Lakefront

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rains

    Art Gallery at Twin Lakes

    Gallery

    On your way back · 1 mi

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  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit Panorama Dome Mtn Bike

    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.

    1. Jan

      41° / 17°

    2. Feb

      41° / 18°

    3. Mar

      45° / 22°

    4. Apr

      51° / 27°

    5. May

      60° / 35°

    6. Jun

      70° / 42°

    7. Jul

      78° / 49°

    8. Aug

      77° / 47°

    9. Sep

      71° / 40°

    10. Oct

      61° / 30°

    11. Nov

      49° / 23°

    12. Dec

      41° / 17°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA, 2.8 mi away at 7,804 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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