Inyo County

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LOCATION: Located at the base of the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, Owens Valley, along Highway 395. Eastern Central California, U.S.A. High Sierra lie to the West, White Mountains to the East along border with the State of Nevada.

ELEVATION: 4,140 feet above sea level CLIMATE: Owens Valley (75% population of Inyo Co.), 4 season climate, annual rainfall 5² - snowfall 6². 78% Sunny Days, Low 25 Degrees, High 105 Degrees.

POPULATION: 3,575 within the City of Bishop (2000 census) 6,071 surrounding areas (2000 census) West Bishop, Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, Wilkerson Ranch 9,646 total for greater

Bishop area SCHOOLS: Bishop Public Schools K-12 Round Valley Public Schools K-8 Seventh Day Adventist 1-8 Calvary Baptist two church pre-schools; one privately operated pre-school Cerro Coso Community College. (Four year degrees are offered through La Verne and Cal-State Bakersfield at Cerro Coso.)