UC White Mountain Research Center (WMRC) is a University of California field research facility managed by the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and UC Nature. Located at its Owens Valley Station in Bishop, WMRC comprises three field stations and a summit research hut spanning an elevation gradient exceeding 10,000 feet in the White Mountains of eastern California. It is a national laboratory open to qualified researchers and students requiring high-altitude or eastern Sierra access, supporting disciplines ranging from physiology and astrophysics to ecology and geology. The Owens Valley Station is open year-round and regularly hosts public lectures and community events.