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Three Sisters

Three Sisters, seen from above at true elevation

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.

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
3215 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.14122, -119.06082

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 12
  • 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
Waterfalls: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • 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
Historic sites: 8
Parks: 8
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Cliffs: 5
Nature reserves: 2
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 16.9 mi
  • Whisky Snowmobile Area: 21.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Museum of the Sierra: 14.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Three Sisters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HooperNE 41°3,764 m13.9 mi
Mount HenryENE 77°3,713 m13.2 mi
Chamberlain PeakNE 40°3,538 m12.7 mi
Zingheim HeightsENE 75°3,400.6 m11.6 mi
Mount ShinnENE 58°3,336 m9.2 mi
Ward MountainENE 59°3,301 m10.7 mi
Fleming MountainE 84°3,290 m11.2 mi
Mount GivensN 2°3,245 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:08
June solstice05:3719:4220:20
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0716:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343436404654616256474035
Precip in8.57.86.84.02.40.70.70.10.42.33.96.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800371

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