Mono Pass facts for kids
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Mono Pass, winter, from the east
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| Elevation | 3,230 m (10,597 ft) |
| Location | Yosemite National Park, border |
| Range | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates | 37°51′19.2″N 119°12′47.9″W / 37.855333°N 119.213306°W |
Mono Pass is a mountain pass, just outside Yosemite National Park, near the region of Tuolumne Meadows. Mono Pass is between Mount Gibbs and Mount Lewis.
There is another pass also named Mono less than 40 miles away in the Rock Creek/Little Lakes Valley area. Both Mono Passes are in the Inyo National Forest. The Mono Pass in the Rock Creek/Little Lakes Valley area is accessed by the Mosquito Flats Trailhead rather than the Mono Pass Trailhead in Yosemite National Park.
Native history
When only Native Americans lived in the area, and for a time after, a major trading trail went over Mono Pass and through Bloody Canyon to Mono Lake, just to the east of the Yosemite area.
The location of Mono Pass
Mono Pass is just outside of Yosemite National Park, though the trail starts along the Tioga Road 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south of the entrance, inside the park.
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As to hiking, there are a wealth of references.
