The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters rises to 1,362 m in California. Eagle Peak stands 3,016 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Hat, a peak 1.6 miles away. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083029, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,362 m
How to reach it
51 named places within 25 miles
- The Hat: 1.6 mi
- Signal Butte: 5.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 6.7 mi
- Hermit Butte: 12.4 mi
- Jacks Butte: 13.7 mi
- Warner Street Park: 3.5 mi
- Rotary Youth Park: 3.8 mi
- Alturas Park: 3.8 mi
- Evans and Bailey Historical Monument: 10.5 mi
- Chimney Rock Historical Monument: 11.5 mi
- Pine Creek Wildlife Area: 11.3 mi
- Dutch Flat Wildlife Area: 23.9 mi
- Surprise Valley Wildlife Area: 24.7 mi
- Porcupine Rim: 12.0 mi
- The Cliffs: 21.4 mi
- Modoc County Museum: 3.7 mi
- Farfalla Province: 8.3 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Three Sisters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | ESE 119° | 3,016 m | 24.0 mi |
| Warren Peak | ESE 104° | 2,950 m | 20.6 mi |
| Dusenbury Peak | ESE 109° | 2,768 m | 22.8 mi |
| Milk Peak | E 97° | 2,623 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,476 m | 19.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NE 43° | 2,417 m | 24.8 mi |
| Payne Peak | ENE 70° | 2,273 m | 18.0 mi |
| Little Baldy | NE 53° | 2,253 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:52 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alturas Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795403
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