Masonic Mountain

Name: Masonic Mountains
Acreage: 6,600
WSA Complex: Bodie
Location: northeast of Mono Lake

Natural Values:

Masonic Mountain is a hilly landscape covered in curvy pinyon and juniper trees, with desert shrubs and annual grasses in the understory. You may find a family of mule deer drinking from a stream nestled in one of the scattered canyons in this WSA. The area is also sage grouse habitat.

The Mono County Phacelia and the Mono Wild Buckwheat are both rare, endemic plants found in this WSA.

Cultural Values:

This WSA is in the ethnographic territory of the Bridgeport Paiute Indian Tribe. There are historic sites of pinyon nut gathering and big game hunting camps. Moreover, the heart of the Bodie Hills obsidian source is found in this WSA.

Recreational Values:

Camping, hiking, horseback riding