Casa Diablo Ghost Town

Mono County, California37.5831, -118.5530

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Inyo National Forest · Open to visitors

Nearest town
11 miCrowley Lake, CA
Mild months
Mar–Oct4 of 12
Next ghost town
12 miRovana
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Casa Diablo. No free-licensed photo yet.

Casa Diablo is a ghost town in Mono County, California.

On the map

20 mi40 miMammoth LakesBishopDixon Lane-MeadowCreekBig PineCrowley LakeCasa Diablo
  • BLM
  • National Forest
  • City, county
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Casa Diablo. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Crowley Lake, CA, about 11 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Clovis, CA, 81 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Rovana12 mi south
  2. State Line17 mi north
  3. Owensville17 mi southeast
  4. Sunland19 mi southeast
  5. Fish Lake Valley27 mi east
  6. Mono Mills31 mi northwest
  7. Arlemont31 mi northeast
  8. Zurich32 mi southeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

National Forest: Inyo National Forest

PAD-US places this spot on Inyo National Forest, land managed by the U.S. Forest Service. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°5624Jan5926Feb6731Mar7437Apr8344May9451Jun10057Jul9854Aug9047Sep7837Oct6427Nov5422DecJan: 1.1 inFeb: 0.9 inMar: 0.6 inApr: 0.2 inMay: 0.2 inJun: 0.1 inJul: 0.2 inAug: 0.1 inSep: 0.1 inOct: 0.3 inNov: 0.3 inDec: 0.7 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to May, October, judging by NOAA normals from Bishop Ap. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Bishop Ap station (USW00023157), 18 miles away. About 4.8 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationMono County, California
Coordinates37.58310, -118.55300
Also known asCasa Diablo, California
SourcesWikidata Q5047811 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Casa Diablo ghost town?

In Mono County, California, at 37.5831, -118.5530. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Crowley Lake, CA, about 11 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Clovis, CA, 81 miles away.

Can you visit Casa Diablo?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Inyo National Forest, land managed by the U.S. Forest Service. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

When is the best time to visit Casa Diablo?

Mild months here run March to May, October, judging by NOAA normals from Bishop Ap. June to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Casa Diablo?

Yes. Rovana (12 mi), State Line (17 mi), Owensville (17 mi), Sunland (19 mi).

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