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| Travel, including field work and use of WMRC facilities, is a significant contributor to carbon dioxide emissions and global climate change. Please consider donating $$ to alternative energy programs, enough to offset the CO2 generated by your trip. See Carbon Offsets page for more information |
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| Create your own maps using the Google
Maps website and entering Bishop, CA in the search box. Please
note that the Google Maps location for WMRS may be incorrect: we are 4 miles
EAST of main street, not west (as shown on the map). More precisely,
we are 4 miles east of Bishop on Poleta Road, and are the only facility
east of the Owens River. The Upper Stations are accessed from Big Pine,
CA, 15 miles south of Bishop.
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Driving to Owens Valley Station From Bishop. The street address of the OVS is 3000 E. Line Street. From Main Street in Bishop (US 395) turn east on Line St. and drive for almost 4 miles (note that the street name changes to Poleta Rd.). Shortly after crossing the Owens River bridge the OVS will be visible on the south side of the road. (see Bishop aerial photo/map) Distance
from Owens Valley Station to Crooked Creek Station = 55 miles: time about 1.5
hours see directions below to get to White Mountain Road and the Upper Stations (Barcroft and Crooked Creek) Driving to Westgard Pass and the White Mountain Road. WMRC high-altitude facilities are located at altitudes above 10,000 feet (see area map) along the White Mountain Road. The road is usually cleared of snow between late June and November. Please consider:
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| From
California: Access to the Owens Valley from both northern and
southern California is via US highway 395. At the junction of highway
395 and California highway 168 at Big Pine, drive east on highway 168
into the White Mountains. About 13 miles from 395 at Westgard Pass, turn
north (left) onto the White Mountain Road. The White Mountain Road is
paved and its intersection with highway 168 is marked with a sign. Driving
to Upper Stations on the White Mountain Road.
From Westgard Pass, drive north on the White Mountain Road for about 10 miles on pavement
(see area map): |