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Devils Postpile National Monument Overview

Just a few miles outside Mammoth Lakes, Devils Postpile National Monument is home to one of nature's most curious geological spectacles. Formed when molten lava cracked as it cooled, the 60-foot-high, blue-gray basalt columns that form the postpile look more like an enormous, eerie pipe organ or a jumble of string cheese than anything you'd expect to see made from stone. The mostly six-sided columns formed underground and were exposed when glaciers scoured the valley during the last ice age, some 10,000 years ago. Similar columnar basalt is found in Ireland and Scotland. Read More

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from: $143

Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites MAMMOTH LAKES

3236 MAIN ST (CA HWY 203)
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 Map

Distance: 6.7 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

Expert Rated & Recommended
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from: $50

Motel 6 Mammoth Lakes

3372 Main Street
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546 Map

Distance: 6.6 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 1 class stars

Expert Rated & Recommended
from: $399

Ahwahnee Hotel

1 Ahwahnee Road
Yosemite National Park, CA 95389 Map

Distance: 28.8 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Rainbow Falls

expert favorite attraction
Devils Postpile National Monument
P.O. Box 3999
Mammoth Lakes, California 93546

Distance: 0.9 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Hike to Rainbow Falls, an easy 2.5-mile trek beginning at the Ranger Station. ... Read More
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Devils Postpile

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Devils Postpile National Monument
P.O. Box 3999
Mammoth Lakes, California 93546

Distance: 1.1 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Hike and fish at Devils Postpile, open in summer and part of fall. The main attractions are the natural 60-foot-high cliff of columnar basalt and tumbling Rainbow Falls.... Read More
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Sotcher Lake

Devils Postpile National Monument
P.O. Box 3999
Mammoth Lakes, California 93546

Distance: 1.0 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Fish at Sotcher Lake, at the end of a small spring-fed creek.... Read More
Expert Rated & Recommended
4_0
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Major Airports near Devils Postpile National Monument

Distance (mi.)
Reno/Tahoe International Airport 135.5 map Flight Deals to RNO
San Jose International Airport 156.6 map Flight Deals to SJC
Sacramento International Airport 156.8 map

Other Smaller Airports near Devils Postpile National Monument

Distance (mi.)
Fresno Airterminal Airport 68.2 map
Merced Municipal Airport 81.9 map
Modesto Municipal Airport 103.1 map

Flight Deals to Devils Postpile National Monument

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Las Vegas (LAS) to Reno (RNO) $187
Phoenix (PHX) to Reno (RNO) $227
Portland, OR (PDX) to Reno (RNO) $250
Denver (DEN) to Reno (RNO) $252
Baltimore (BWI) to Reno (RNO) $344

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