Welcome to Sonora Junction ...
Sonora Junction is located just east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Sonora Junction is located in Mono County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Sonora Junction: Sonora Jct. (or less commonly used: Sonora Jctn.)
Sonora Junction is 6,910 feet [2,106 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Sonora Junction is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Sonora Junction lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Sonora Junction: 760 & 442<3>
Communities near Sonora Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sonora Junction.
- Belfort ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chemung Mine ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Masonic ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Masonic. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic
- Masonic is located in Mono County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Masonic
- From Sonora Junction to Masonic
- Topaz
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dardanelle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sonora Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sonora Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sonora Junction. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sonora Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sonora Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Sonora Junction.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sonora Junction ...
Looking for more information about Sonora Junction? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sonora Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sonora Junction.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Mono, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sonora Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Sonora Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Sonora Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |