THE BENTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Upper Owens Valley setting.
Benton CDP has 28.5 square miles of land in Mono County. Its Census reference point is in Upper Owens Valley, within Central Basin and Range.
North-trending mountain blocks separate dry interior basins. Alluvial fans connect the ranges to valley floors, while vegetation changes from sparse basin shrubs to woodland and forest at higher elevations.
Regional context: Central Basin and Range ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Benton and Mono County
Benton is associated with Mono County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Benton by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Benton, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 2.6 percentage points lower than the 2.6% recorded for Mono County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Benton CDP has 15.1 times the land area of nearby Sunny Slopes CDP (1.88 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

