Q: What am I seeing?
A: The Lee Vining WebCam is located in
the attic of the Mono Lake
Committee Information Center and Bookstore in the
center of Lee Vining. The home video camera looks
northeast out of an attic vent across Highway 395 toward
Mono Lake. Keep in mind that you're seeing less than ten
percent of the lake's 70 square-mile surface. Black Point
is on the left, and Negit Island is on the right.
 The
Mono Lake WebCam is located in a high window of the Mono Basin National Forest
Scenic Area Visitor Center just north of Lee Vining.
The Stardot Technologies Netcam looks northeast out of the window
over Lee Vining Creek to Mono Lake. Negit Island is the
black island in the center, and Paoha Island is the
island on the right. The remnants of the former
landbridge to Negit Island are on the left. Cedar Hill,
an island in Pleistocene Lake Russell, is a hill on the
horizon behind Negit Island. The white band along the
base of Negit Island indicates how far Mono Lake has
dropped due to water
diversions--currently about 33 vertical feet.
Q: How does the Mono Lake WebCam work?
A: See How it
Works for the answer.
Q: Why is the picture black?
A: With only 400 people, Lee Vining is
pretty quiet at night--and it isn't too bright either.
In the Lee Vining WebCam, you may see a car going by, and you may see snow falling
in the winter, but otherwise the picture is dark at
night.
Q: The time on the picture indicates it hasn't
updated for a while?
A: First, be sure you reloaded the page. Sometimes an
old image is cached and that clears it up. If a new problem occurs, we will
attempt to fix it as soon as possible (but with two WebCams you won't miss anything)!
Q: Are there other
Cameras on the World Wide Web?
A: Yes. Click here for WebCams in the Mono Lake and Yosemite
region.
Q: I have a suggestion.
A: If you have any suggestions for the
Mono Lake WebCams, please feel free to
contact us!
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