Abandoned Record
About Mono Mills
Mono Mills is a ghost town in Mono County, California, United States. It is located 9.5 miles (15 km) east-southeast of Lee Vining, at an elevation of 7356 feet.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Mono Mills, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Mono Mills is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Mono Mills
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1914 Mt Morrison sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1947 Mariposa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1948 Mariposa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Mariposa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Cowtrack Mtn sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Mariposa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Mono Mills sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1988 Benton Range sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 Mono Mills sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Mono Mills
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our California index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Mono Mills": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Mono Mills, California": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q3321090.
- USGS GNIS 263750.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).