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South Sister

South Sister, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.48292, -119.30001

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 41
Historic sites: 12
  • 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
Waterfalls: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Parks: 6
  • 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
Hot springs: 3
  • Fales Hot Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Walker River Hot Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Booker Hot Spring: 17.6 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Aspen Glen Reserve: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakSSW 196°3,603 m21.7 mi
Hunewill PeakSSW 199°3,562 m23.7 mi
Victoria PeakSSW 197°3,561 m22.8 mi
Mount PattersonS 185°3,552 m3.2 mi
Wheeler PeakS 172°3,545 m4.5 mi
Walker MountainSSW 209°3,524 m19.5 mi
Leavitt PeakSW 235°3,516 m23.4 mi
Hanna MountainSSW 206°3,491 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3419:4620:25
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1215:5916:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936424958646256453628
Precip in2.01.50.90.60.70.40.50.40.20.70.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800021

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