Mono County, California Mono County is a county located in east
central California, to east of the Sierra Nevada between
Yosemite National Park and Nevada. As of 2000 the population was
12,853. The county seat is Bridgeport. The only incorporated
city in the county is Mammoth Lakes, which is located at the
foot of Mammoth Mountain. Other locations, such as June Lake,
are also famous as skiing and fishing resorts. Located in the
middle of the county is Mono Lake, a vital habitat for millions
of migratory and nesting birds. The lake is located in a wild
natural setting, with pinnacles of tufa arising out of the salty
and alkaline lake. Deep Springs College, a very small yet
prestigious two-year college, is located in Deep Springs Valley.
Table of contents The county is named after Mono Lake which, in
1852, was named for a Native American tribe that inhabited the
Sierra Nevada from north of Mono Lake to Owens Lake. The tribe's
western neighbors, the Yokuts, called them monachie meaning "fly
people" because the p