Mayfield Canyon facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mayfield Canyon
Mayfield Canyon Location in California
Floor elevation	5,347 ft (1,630 m)
Geography
Location	Inyo
Topo map	Mount Morgan, CA.

Mayfield Canyon is in the foothills of Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, about the center of this photo take from Bishop

Mayfield Canyon, a canyon northwest of the town of Bishop in Inyo County, California.

It was the site of the Battle of Mayfield Canyon in the Owens Valley Indian War. During the battle Colonel William Mayfield, leader of the Owens Valley settler militia was killed. His name was given to the canyon.

California Historical Landmark

The site of the Battle of Mayfield Canyon is a California Historical Landmark number 211, assigned on June, 20, 1935. The battle was part of the Owens Valley Indian War.

The California Historical Landmark reads:

NO. 211 MAYFIELD CANYON BATTLEGROUND - On April 8, 1862, a body of troopers and settlers entered Mayfield Canyon (named for one of the settlers) to fight the Indians supposed to be there. However, the Indians had evacuated the canyon so the group made camp at its mouth. The next day they went up the canyon again, but this time they were forced to retreat to Owens Valley.