Mono Lake Tufa Towers, Snow-Capped Mountains, Hwy. 395
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| The lake derives its name from the Yokut Indian word "Monache", meaning, flies, which live in abundance in the lake. The fly pupae was used by the Piute Indians as an item of food and trade. The Tufa Towers are a coral like formation near the shores formed by algae, plant life and deposit secreted by tiny animals. |
