Inyo County, California
Big Pine Real Estate and Local Guide
Small Owens Valley town set between the Sierra Nevada and the White Mountains, serving as a gateway to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest and the Palisades. It is home to the Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute-Shoshone Indians.
Living in Big Pine
Site of the 1924 case Piper v. Big Pine School District, an early California court victory against school segregation won by Alice Piper, a Paiute student.. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Big Pine
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Big Pine home
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
Grove of some of Earth's oldest living trees in the White Mountains east of town
Owens Valley Radio Observatory
Caltech radio telescope array established in 1958 just northeast of town
Palisade Glacier
Glacier below the Palisades peaks reached via Big Pine Creek and Glacier Lodge Road
Big Pine Creek Recreation Area
Inyo National Forest area with lakes, hiking trails, fishing, and climbing beneath the Palisades