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| Coordinates | 37°19′36″N119°01′03″W / 37.32667°N 119.01750°W /37.32667; -119.01750[1] |
| Elevation | 6,562 feet (2,000 m) |
| Temperature | 112 °F (44.4 °C) |
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Mono Hot Springs (formerlyLower Hot Springs andLower Mineral Hot Springs)[2] is a summer resort and campground at a group ofhot springs inFresno County,central California.[1] It is located within theSierra National Forest, 70 miles (110 km) northeast ofFresno viaCalifornia State Route 168.[3]
The Mono Hot Springs post office was established in 1945.[2] A general store and stone cabins are located at the rustic Mono Hot Springs Resort.[4] The resort was built in 1935, a few years afterSouthern California Edison completed this section of the Kaiser Pass Road for theBig Creek Hydroelectric Project.[5]
Mono Hot Springs lies at an elevation of 6,562 feet (2,000 m), in the centralSierra Nevada.[1][3] There are six separatehot springs, with the hottest 112 °F (44.4 °C).[2] The public springs are on the hillside across theSouth Fork of the San Joaquin River from the campground and resort.
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The locale is betweenFlorence Lake andLake Thomas A Edison reservoirs of the Big Creek Hydroelectric Project. It is reached via the forest service's Kaiser Pass Road, 17 miles (27 km) northeast from its start atHuntington Lake.[3] The road crosses the 9,184 feet (2,799 m) Kaiser Pass before reaching the hot springs and reservoirs.
The Sierra National Forest's Mono Hot Springs Campground is located adjacent to the springs and resort, on the river.[3] The Mono Creek Campground, is in the vicinity to the north, on a meadow along Mono Creek.[6] Ward Lake and Jackass Meadow Campgrounds in the area.[7][8]
Mono Hot Springs is a trailhead for hiking trails to local mountains, avolcanic plug, lakes, and to reach theAnsel Adams Wilderness area on the north andJohn Muir Wilderness area on the east.[9]
Large roundedrock formations of Sierragranite predominate the terrain, rising above the vegetation and river.
The Mono Hot Springs Evening-primrose,Camissonia sierrae subsp.alticola, isendemic and limited to this area and several sites in Yosemite National Park.[10] It is listed on theCalifornia Native Plant SocietyInventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California.[11]
Predominant trees in the surrounding forest includeSierra lodgepole pines (Pinus contorta subsp.murrayana) andPonderosa pines (Pinus ponderosa).
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