Three Sisters
Three Sisters rises to 3,215 m in California. Mount Hooper stands 3,764 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Fresno County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5402474.
Wikidata Q49083446, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,215 m
How to reach it
123 named places within 25 miles
- Brown Peak: 1.1 mi
- Dogtooth Peak: 1.5 mi
- Black Peak: 2.9 mi
- Marble Point: 3.3 mi
- Bear Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Cold Springs: 12.4 mi
- Little Eden: 12.7 mi
- Reed Pools: 12.9 mi
- Old Pedro: 12.9 mi
- Iodone Springs: 13.0 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 8.7 mi
- Line Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
- Rancheria Creek Falls: 14.1 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 15.3 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 5.6 mi
- Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 7.2 mi
- Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 8.6 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Qualls Camp: 3.2 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 9.6 mi
- China Camp: 16.1 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 20.5 mi
- Exact Center of California: 21.5 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 6.8 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 9.6 mi
- Huntington Lake Game Refuge: 11.1 mi
- Fishing Club: 12.0 mi
- Teakettle Experiment Area: 12.3 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 13.1 mi
- John Muir Rock: 14.0 mi
- Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 19.0 mi
- Zephyr Headquarters: 19.1 mi
- Chicago Stump: 24.5 mi
- Grand Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 15.2 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 20.7 mi
- Big Sandy Bluff: 21.6 mi
- South Fork Bluffs: 24.8 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 16.9 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 21.5 mi
- Museum of the Sierra: 14.0 mi
- Arch Rock: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Three Sisters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hooper | NE 41° | 3,764 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Henry | ENE 77° | 3,713 m | 13.2 mi |
| Chamberlain Peak | NE 40° | 3,538 m | 12.7 mi |
| Zingheim Heights | ENE 75° | 3,401 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Shinn | ENE 58° | 3,336 m | 9.2 mi |
| Ward Mountain | ENE 59° | 3,301 m | 10.7 mi |
| Fleming Mountain | E 84° | 3,290 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Givens | N 2° | 3,245 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:42 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
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 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800371
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