Sonora Junction is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Mono County

Mono County, California

Mono County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California, to the east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,202, up from 12,853 at the 2000 census...

, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Fales Hot Springs

Fales Hot Springs, California

Fales Hot Springs is an inhabited place in the Sonora Junction community in Mono County, California. It is located northwest of Bridgeport, at an elevation of 7319 feet . The driving distance from Bridgeport to Fales Hot Springs along US395 is about .The name honors Samuel Fales who purchased the...

, at an elevation of 6919 feet (2109 m). According to the Mono County's government website, the population of Sonora Junction and area as of 2000 was 217.

A. Mack built the Junction House, a station, at the place in the 1860s. The road headed to Sonora Pass

Sonora Pass

Sonora Pass is the second-highest highway pass in the Sierra Nevada, lower by 321 ft. than Tioga Pass to the south. State Route 108 traverses the pass.-Description:...

 branches from U.S. Highway 395 at Sonora Junction.