White Mountain Research

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WMRS is a multicampus research unit (MRU) of the University of California Office of Research, with a campus office and Station Director located at UC San Diego. The WMRS President's Advisory Committee advises the Station Director on WMRS Programs and Operations. The balance of the WMRS staff are located on site in Bishop California and surrounding areas. WMRS includes a three full-service field stations with room, board, lab and work space available: a base station near the town of Bishop (Owens Valley Lab; elevation 4000'/1220m), a montane station at Crooked Creek (elev. 10, 200'/3110m), and an alpine station at Barcroft (elev. 12, 470'/3800m). There is also an unmanned high alpine summit lab on White Mountain Peak (elev. 14, 250'/4340m). The combination of facilities, geologic exposure, steep topography, high elevation and winter access make the station uniquely valuable for scientific study and education (mission statement).