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Mono Mills

Mono Mills from directly overhead

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. 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

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 41
Historic sites: 25
  • Mono Mills: 0.1 mi
  • 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
Hot springs: 12
  • Warm Springs: 10.1 mi
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 15.1 mi
  • Hot Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 17.2 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 17.5 mi
Parks: 11
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
Waterfalls: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
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
Rest areas: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanaW 274°3,976 m14.3 mi
Kuna PeakWSW 249°3,958 m14.5 mi
Koip PeakWSW 249°3,954 m14.2 mi
Banner PeakSW 224°3,940 m18.4 mi
Parker PeakWSW 248°3,919 m13.3 mi
Mount GibbsW 267°3,893 m13.8 mi
Blacktop PeakWSW 243°3,881 m14.4 mi
Mount WoodWSW 244°3,858 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3519:4320:22
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0916:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313339455362696861514032
Precip in2.72.71.80.70.70.40.50.40.30.81.42.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEE Vining, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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