Lone Pine is a
census designated place (CDP) in
Inyo County,
California,
United States. Lone Pine is located south-southeast of
Independence, at an elevation of 3727 feet (1136 m). The population was 2,035 at the
2010 census, up from 1,655 at the
2000 census. The town is located in the
Owens Valley, near the
Alabama Hills. From possible choices of urban, rural, and frontier, the Census Bureau identifies this area as "frontier". The local hospital, Southern Inyo Hospital, offers standby emergency services. On March 26, 1872, the very large
Lone Pine earthquake destroyed most of the town and killed 27 of its 250 to 300 residents.