Three Sisters
Three Sisters rises to 1,279 m in California. San Benito Mountain stands 1,597 m to the west, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Wright Mountain, a peak 2.0 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Fresno County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49083444, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,279 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Wright Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Santa Rita Peak: 3.8 mi
- Condon Peak: 5.4 mi
- San Benito Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Alta Peak: 7.1 mi
- Dick Wright Spring: 2.8 mi
- Aqua Buena Spring: 3.6 mi
- Live Oak Spring: 19.1 mi
- Splitrock Spring: 19.8 mi
- McMillan Spring: 20.1 mi
- Los Gatos Creek County Park: 9.0 mi
- Coalinga Mineral Springs County Park: 14.6 mi
- Coalinga Memorial Bowl: 17.3 mi
- Falcon Baseball Field: 17.4 mi
- William Keck Memorial Park: 17.7 mi
- Car: 8.2 mi
- Outhouse: 8.3 mi
- Vehicle: 8.7 mi
- Truck: 8.8 mi
- Exploratory Mine Shaft: 8.9 mi
- San Benito Wilderness Study Area: 6.6 mi
- Griswold Hills Day use area: 21.9 mi
- New Idria Mercury Mine: 8.7 mi
- New Idria: 8.7 mi
- Laguna falls: 15.9 mi
- R C Baker Memorial Museum: 18.0 mi
- The Bluff: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Three Sisters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito Mountain | W 278° | 1,597 m | 6.2 mi |
| Santa Rita Peak | W 259° | 1,560 m | 3.8 mi |
| Condon Peak | WSW 239° | 1,514 m | 5.4 mi |
| San Carlos Peak | WNW 289° | 1,472 m | 7.2 mi |
| Alta Peak | W 271° | 1,428 m | 7.1 mi |
| Sampson Peak | WNW 291° | 1,420 m | 10.1 mi |
| North Hill | WNW 292° | 1,418 m | 7.5 mi |
| Idria Peak | WNW 288° | 1,415 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:46 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:11 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Priest Valley, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358793466
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