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Is Mammoth Lakes in a fire hazard severity zone?
18.8% of Mammoth Lakes is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 18.2% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Mammoth Lakes ranks 827 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 3.35 sq mi Very High, 1.26 sq mi High, 0.14 sq mi Moderate, out of 25.31 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 18.2% is 10.4 points above the 7.8% of Mono County. The median home value of $657,000 is 28% above the county median of $514,300. Among 18 places in the county it ranks 13 for exposure; Crowley Lake ranks first at 67.1%. The latest recorded fire is MAMMOTH in 1987. By decade: 1960s: 1, 1970s: 1, 1980s: 2. The state has not evaluated Mammoth Lakes for liquefaction or landslides, so the absence of a seismic hazard zone proves nothing.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Mono County overall, 1.0% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Mammoth Lakes
The state record shows 4 since 1950. The largest was MAMMOTH in 1987 (640 acres in total).
- MAMMOTH (1987), 640 acres
- (unnamed) (1987), 436 acres
- (unnamed) (1972), 153 acres
- (unnamed) (1966), 327 acres
Earthquake fault zone maps
Mammoth Lakes touches the Mammoth Mountain, Old Mammoth maps.
Nearby places compared
- McGee Creek, 11.3 mi east: 4.0% High or Very High, 2 fires
- June Lake, 12.6 mi north: 18.2% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $705,600
- Crowley Lake, 13.8 mi east: 67.1% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $611,600
- Aspen Springs, 16.1 mi east: 29.2% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Sunny Slopes, 17.5 mi east: 20.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $658,800
- Swall Meadows, 19.5 mi southeast: 32.5% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $808,900
- Paradise, 23.2 mi southeast: 36.6% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $680,600
- Lee Vining, 24.3 mi north: 49.8% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $423,700
- Round Valley, 26.5 mi southeast: 31.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $608,900
- Mesa, 27.9 mi southeast: 6.3% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $561,500
- Mono City, 29.3 mi north: 46.3% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $258,100
- Benton, 30.4 mi northeast: 27.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $277,500