State Route 203 is a

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in the

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that serves as a

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from U.S. Route 395 in Mono County to the town of Mammoth Lakes and

Minaret Summit Minaret Summit is a mountain pass on Highway 203 in the central Sierra Nevada. The pass, lying on the Madera-Mono County border, is within the Mammoth Ranger District of the Inyo National Forest and located near Devils Postpile National Monum ...

. Within Mammoth Lakes, State Route 203 is known as both "Minaret Road" and "Main Street." It connects to Lake Mary Road and the Mammoth Scenic Loop via secondary roads.

Route description

The route's western terminus is at

, on the border of Mono County and Madera County approximately 7 miles northeast of

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. It then heads east and intersects with Mammoth Scenic Loop Road, before entering the town of Mammoth Lakes, where it is known as both "Minaret Road" and "Main Street". It continues east to its eastern terminus at U.S. Route 395. West of SR 203's western terminus, the road continues locally as "Postpile Road" or "Minaret Summit Rd" for 8.5 miles passing

and ending at Red's Meadow Resort and Pack Station. East of US-395, the road continues for 1.7 miles as "Old Hwy" connecting utility yards and rural residences to the route. Minaret Summit receives significant snowfall during the winter. The highway usually closes between Minaret Summit and the Main Lodge of

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before

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and usually does not open much before

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. There is no actual road closure gate here, as the highway is simply not plowed past the area west of the lodge where ski lifts cross over the road.

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{{CASR external links, SR, 203
California @ AARoads.com - State Route 203
203 State Route 203 Inyo National Forest

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