Ghost town · California
Mono Mills
Mono Mills is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,242 m. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Crater Mountain, a peak 2.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 16 miles off.
ghost town in Mono County, California
What the record says
- Founded
- 1880
How to reach it
Coordinates37.88750, -118.95944
- 16.3 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 16 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 18 mi
- Lembert Dome · 21 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Crater Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Panum Crater: 5.5 mi
- North Crater Panum Crater: 5.6 mi
- Indiana Summit: 5.9 mi
- Aeolian Buttes: 6.0 mi
Springs: 35
- Sagehen Spring: 5.6 mi
- Simons Spring: 5.7 mi
- Gaspipe Spring: 6.1 mi
- Pilot Spring: 6.4 mi
- Baxter Spring: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 7.1 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 8.3 mi
- Lee Vining: 9.9 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 14.7 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 15.2 mi
Parks: 11
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 7.0 mi
- Clark Canyon: 7.3 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 10.1 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 10.1 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 13.4 mi
Hot springs: 8
- Warm Springs: 10.1 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 15.1 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 17.2 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 17.5 mi
- Alkali Hot Springs: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 6
- Navy Beach: 4.9 mi
- South Tufa Area: 5.4 mi
- Perched Boulder: 9.5 mi
- Upside-Down House: 10.0 mi
- Devils Postpile: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- The Alcove: 7.2 mi
- The Wave: 7.3 mi
- Dore Cliff: 18.3 mi
- The Buttresses: 20.3 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Horsetail Falls: 12.6 mi
- Minarets Falls: 18.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 19.3 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 20.9 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Bennettville: 16.8 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 21.8 mi
- Bodie: 22.6 mi
- Dog Town: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Navy Beach: 5.1 mi
- June Lake Beach: 8.7 mi
- Danburg Beach: 13.0 mi
Museums: 3
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 10.0 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 17.4 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Crestview Rest Area: 10.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Mono Mills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dana | W 274° | 3,976 m | 14.3 mi |
| Kuna Peak | WSW 249° | 3,958 m | 14.5 mi |
| Koip Peak | WSW 249° | 3,954 m | 14.2 mi |
| Banner Peak | SW 224° | 3,940 m | 18.4 mi |
| Parker Peak | WSW 248° | 3,919 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Gibbs | W 267° | 3,893 m | 13.8 mi |
| Blacktop Peak | WSW 243° | 3,881 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Wood | WSW 244° | 3,858 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEE Vining, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 9 mi
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