▁of ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 3 9 5 ▁and ▁California ▁State ▁Route ▁ 1 2 0 , ▁one ▁mile ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁business ▁district ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁town ▁of ▁Lee ▁V ining , ▁California . ▁ ▁Ge ograph ically , ▁this ▁location ▁is ▁where ▁the ▁eastern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Sierra ▁Nev ada ▁meets ▁the ▁western ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Bas in . ▁ ▁Mount ▁D ana ▁and ▁other ▁High ▁Sierra ▁pe aks ▁are ▁visible ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁The ▁eastern ▁entrance ▁of ▁Y os em ite ▁National ▁Park , ▁located ▁at ▁Ti oga ▁Pass , ▁is ▁ 1 2 ▁miles ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁Mon o ▁Lake , ▁a ▁uniqu ely ▁sal ty ▁and ▁min eral ▁s atur ated ▁body ▁of ▁water , ▁is ▁visible ▁from ▁the ▁restaurant ▁to ▁the ▁n ortheast . ▁The ▁gas ▁station ▁also ▁offers ▁a ▁gift ▁shop , ▁a ▁small ▁gro c ery ▁store , ▁and ▁pic nic ▁facilities . ▁ ▁Live ▁musical ▁performances ▁are ▁featured ▁about ▁ 3 0 ▁times ▁each ▁year ▁from ▁late ▁spring ▁to ▁early ▁aut umn , ▁usually ▁on ▁Th urs day ▁and ▁Sunday ▁even ings . ▁ ▁The ▁restaurant ▁is ▁closed ▁in ▁the ▁winter . ▁ ▁Tra pe ze ▁less ons ▁were ▁once ▁offered , ▁but ▁li ability ▁ins urance ▁consider ations ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁this ▁service . ▁ ▁The ▁restaurant ' s ▁location ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Chron icle ▁as ▁" a ▁mis pla ced ▁F ell ini ▁set ▁car ved ▁into ▁the ▁edge