South Sister
South Sister rises to 3,463 m in California. Eagle Peak stands 3,603 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Sister, a peak 1.8 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49076088, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3463 m
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Middle Sister: 1.8 mi
- East Sister: 2.8 mi
- Mount Patterson: 3.2 mi
- Wheeler Peak: 4.5 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Clinton Spring: 4.5 mi
- Fourth of July Spring: 5.2 mi
- Long Doctor Spring: 5.6 mi
- Jackass Spring: 6.1 mi
- Wild Horse Spring: 6.5 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 1.9 mi
- Clinton: 4.6 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 17.0 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 18.3 mi
- Little Bodie Monument: 23.8 mi
- Silver Falls: 16.5 mi
- Llewellyn Falls: 16.5 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 18.2 mi
- Carson Falls: 20.7 mi
- Sardine Falls: 21.2 mi
- Sweetwater: 6.9 mi
- Masonic: 13.1 mi
- Rockland: 16.1 mi
- Pine Grove: 16.5 mi
- Dog Town: 22.3 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 8.3 mi
- Walker Community Park: 9.9 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 14.1 mi
- Bridgeport: 14.8 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 19.0 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 10.6 mi
- Walker River Hot Spring: 17.4 mi
- Booker Hot Spring: 17.6 mi
- Mono County Museum: 16.1 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 16.1 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 24.4 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 8.8 mi
- The Elbow: 14.5 mi
- Locomotive Point: 15.8 mi
- Bodie Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 11.3 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 17.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of South Sister. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | SSW 196° | 3,603 m | 21.7 mi |
| Hunewill Peak | SSW 199° | 3,562 m | 23.7 mi |
| Victoria Peak | SSW 197° | 3,561 m | 22.8 mi |
| Mount Patterson | S 185° | 3,552 m | 3.2 mi |
| Wheeler Peak | S 172° | 3,545 m | 4.5 mi |
| Walker Mountain | SSW 209° | 3,524 m | 19.5 mi |
| Leavitt Peak | SW 235° | 3,516 m | 23.4 mi |
| Hanna Mountain | SSW 206° | 3,491 m | 22.7 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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800021
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