Twin Lakes (Mammoth Lakes, California) facts for kids

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Twin Lakes, with Twin Falls and Mammoth Crest behind
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Location	Mono County, California, United States
Coordinates	37°37′05″N 119°00′28″W / 37.61806°N 119.00778°W / 37.61806; -119.00778
Primary inflows	Twin Falls
Primary outflows	Mammoth Creek
Surface elevation	8,563 feet (2,610 m)
Settlements	Mammoth Lakes, California

Twin Lakes is a set of connected lakes at the base of the southeastern slope of Mammoth Mountain, in Mono County of eastern California. They are in the eastern Sierra Nevada, and within the Inyo National Forest.

Twin Lakes are the lowest lakes in the Mammoth Lakes Basin. On one side of the lake are lava cliffs that were formed by eruptions of Mammoth Mountain. The other side of the lake has the Inyo National Forest's Twin Lakes Campground, and Tamarack Lodge of the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area.