Mono Mills (also, Mono)[2] is a ghost town[3] in Mono County, California.[1] It is located 9.5 miles (15 km) east-southeast of Lee Vining,[2] at an elevation of 7356 feet (2242 m).[1] Mono Mills has nearly vanished. Its site is along California State Route 120, 9.1 miles (15 km) east from the junction with U.S. Route 395.[3]

Mono Mills
Former settlement
Mono Mills ruins
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Coordinates: 37°53′15″N 118°57′34″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mono County
Elevation [1]	7,356 ft (2,242 m)

Background

Mono Mills started as a lumber camp that supplied Bodie's mines.[2] The first sawmill was built in 1880.[2] In 1881, a narrow-gauge railroad, Bodie & Benton Railway, was built from Mono Mills to Bodie.[3] At its peak, Mono Mills shipped almost 45,000 cords of wood per year.[3]

Gallery

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  Mono Mills termination point in 1914

References

External links

• Media related to Mono Mills (California) at Wikimedia Commons

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