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The Sisters

The Sisters, seen from above at true elevation

The Sisters rises to 3,094 m in California. Round Top stands 3,164 m to the east, 0.4 miles off. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49082969, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3094 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.66269, -120.00796

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 32
Springs: 30
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 9
  • Horsetail Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Modjeska Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Chickaree Day Use: 12.5 mi
  • Marmot Day Use: 12.9 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Tallac Historic Site: 19.2 mi
  • Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 22.8 mi
  • Balancing Rock: 23.3 mi
  • Rubicon Point Light: 23.5 mi
  • Zephyr Cove Beach: 24.0 mi
Museums: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 19.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of The Sisters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round TopE 80°3,164 m0.4 mi
Red Lake PeakNNE 18°3,067 m3.6 mi
Stevens PeakNNE 16°3,061 m5.1 mi
Raymond PeakESE 113°3,055 m10.3 mi
Hawkins PeakNE 54°3,052 m9.0 mi
Thimble PeakW 270°2,988 m2.8 mi
Deadwood PeakSSE 161°2,987 m2.5 mi
Melissa Coray PeakWSW 247°2,977 m1.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3619:4920:29
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1516:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313136404855626054463730
Precip in2.83.72.91.31.30.50.40.40.31.41.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358821591

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