Page Contents for Lone Pine, California

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

City Attractions

Chamber of Commerce.

Community events.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The California state capital is Sacramento.
The population of Lone Pine is approximately 1,655 (2000), 2035 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 914 (1990), 831 (2010).
The amount of land area in Lone Pine is 48.208 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0.293 sq kilometers.
The distance from Lone Pine to Washington DC is 2335 miles.
The distance to the California state capital is 232 miles. (as the crow flies)
Lone Pine is positioned 36.57 degrees north of the equator and 118.08 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Lone Pine elevation is 3,733 feet above sea level.
Lone Pine average annual precipitation is 5 inches peryear.
Lone Pine average annual snowfall is 6 inches per year.

Location

On Hwy 395 on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. Also on the eastern edge of King's Canyon National Park.
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Weather

moderate. Here is a current weather page for the Lone Pine area. This page gives monthly temperatures and averages for Lone Pine.
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History & History Related Items

Lone Pine's history dates from the mid 1800's. It has a large tourist trade with the close proximity of Mt Whitney (14,497 Feet) the tallest peak in the contiguous US.
Lone Pine was named for a single pine tree which stood at the mouth of Lone Pine Canyon. The tree was "drowned" in a flood years ago. Originally, Lone Pine provided supplies to the local mining communities and then to farmers and ranchers in the area.

Mt Whitney was first discovered in 1864 by a survey team. The peak was named by the team after Josiah Whitney, a Professor at the California Academy of Sciences. They unsuccessfully attempted to climb the mountain. It was appropriately scaled for the first time by three local men in 1873. Check this Mt. Whitney history page for more information.

Here is a history page for Lone Pine
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Attractions

Things to see & do in the area.
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Lone Pine Chamber

Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce
126 South Main Street
P.O Box 749
Lone Pine, CA 93545
Toll-free: 877-253-8981
Phone: 760-876-4444

Lone Pine Community Events

Community Events for Lone Pine and the area.

Lone Pine Organizations

Lone Pine Chamber of Commerce
126 South Main Street
P.O Box 749
Lone Pine, CA 93545
Toll-free: 877-253-8981
Phone: 760-876-4444 Lone Pine

Miscellany

The population of Lone Pine was:
1990 - 1,818
2000 - 1,655

Number of Housing Units:
1990 - 914