Mono Hot Springs, California
| Mono Hot Springs | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Mono Hot Springs
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| Coordinates: 37°19′36″N 119°01′03″W / 37.32667°N 119.01750°WCoordinates: 37°19′36″N 119°01′03″W / 37.32667°N 119.01750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno County |
| Elevation | 6,562 (6,700) ft (2,000 m) |
Mono Hot Springs (formerly Lower Hot Springs and Lower Mineral Hot Springs) is a summer resort, campground, unincorporated community, and a group of hot springs in Fresno County, central California. It is located within the Sierra National Forest, 70 miles (110 km) northeast of Fresno via California State Route 168.
The Mono Hot Springs post office was established in 1945. It, a general store, and stone cabins are located at the rustic Mono Hot Springs Resort. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the resort was built in 1935, a few years after Southern California Edison completed this section of the Kaiser Pass Road for the Big Creek Hydroelectric Project.
Mono Hot Springs lies at an elevation of 6,700 feet (2,000 m), in the central Sierra Nevada. There are six separate hot springs, with the hottest 112 °F (44.4 °C). The public springs are on the hillside across the South Fork of the San Joaquin River from the campground and resort.
The locale is between Florence Lake and Lake 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 at Huntington Lake. The road crosses the 9,175 feet (2,797 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. The Mono Creek Campground, is in the vicinity to the north, on a meadow along Mono Creek. Ward Lake and Jackass Meadow Campgrounds in the area.
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