Middle Sister
Middle Sister rises to 3,306 m in California. Eagle Peak stands 3,603 m to the south-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is East Sister, a peak 1.1 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
Middle Sister is a mountain in the Sweetwater Mountains of Mono County, California, United States. It is located within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The northeast ridge crosses into Lyon County in Nevada, making that location the Lyon County's highest point at about 10,565 feet (3,220 m).
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Wikidata Q20714635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,306 m
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- East Sister: 1.1 mi
- South Sister: 1.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Mount Patterson: 5.0 mi
- Wild Horse Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Fourth of July Spring: 4.1 mi
- Jackass Spring: 5.1 mi
- Long Doctor Spring: 5.3 mi
- Clinton Spring: 5.6 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 5.8 mi
- Sweetwater: 7.2 mi
- Masonic: 14.1 mi
- Rockland: 14.7 mi
- Pine Grove: 15.0 mi
- Dog Town: 23.9 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 8.4 mi
- Walker Community Park: 10.0 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 15.2 mi
- Bridgeport: 16.0 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 17.9 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 17.1 mi
- Silver Falls: 17.7 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 19.5 mi
- Carson Falls: 21.0 mi
- Sardine Falls: 22.4 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 3.1 mi
- Clinton: 5.7 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 16.8 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 18.7 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 12.3 mi
- Walker River Hot Spring: 17.1 mi
- Booker Hot Spring: 17.4 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 9.7 mi
- The Elbow: 14.7 mi
- Mono County Museum: 17.7 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 17.7 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 11.0 mi
- Locomotive Point: 17.2 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 18.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Middle Sister. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | SSW 195° | 3,603 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Patterson | S 186° | 3,552 m | 5.0 mi |
| Wheeler Peak | S 177° | 3,545 m | 6.2 mi |
| Walker Mountain | SSW 207° | 3,524 m | 21.1 mi |
| Sonora Peak | WSW 240° | 3,484 m | 21.3 mi |
| White Mountain | WSW 243° | 3,470 m | 19.4 mi |
| Flatiron Butte | SSW 207° | 3,470 m | 24.0 mi |
| South Sister | S 189° | 3,463 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:59 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798800
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