Mono Mills, California Explained

Mono Mills
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Pushpin Image:California Locator Map with US.PNG
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
Coordinates:37.8875°N -118.9594°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mono County
Elevation M:2242
Elevation Ft:7356

Mono Mills (also, Mono) is a ghost town in Mono County, California. It is located 9.5miles east-southeast of Lee Vining, at an elevation of 7356 feet (2242 m). Mono Mills has nearly vanished. Its site is along California State Route 120, 9.1miles east from the junction with U.S. Route 395.

Background

Mono Mills started as a lumber camp that supplied Bodie's mines. The first sawmill was built in 1880. In 1881, a narrow-gauge railroad, Bodie & Benton Railway, was built from Mono Mills to Bodie. At its peak, Mono Mills shipped almost 45,000 cords of wood per year.