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Three Sisters

Three Sisters, seen from above at true elevation

Three Sisters rises to 1,383 m in California. Lyons Peak stands 2,398 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Captain Jacks Bridge, a natural arch 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain range in Siskiyou County, California, USA

Wikidata Q7797805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1383 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.74380, -121.47269

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Captain Jacks Bridge: 1.1 mi
  • Peninsula Bridge: 1.6 mi
  • Chocolate Bridge: 3.2 mi
  • Hopkins Bridge: 3.2 mi
  • Venetian Bridge: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Garden Bridges: 3.2 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 3.9 mi
  • Black Crater: 4.4 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 5.0 mi
  • Hidden Valley: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Canby's Cross: 10.9 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 10.9 mi
  • 1873 Two Warm Springs Indians: 10.9 mi
  • Captain Jack's Stronghold: 10.9 mi
  • Canby's Cross: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Gillem Bluff: 5.7 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.0 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.8 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 7.4 mi
Parks: 5
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 14.2 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 14.7 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 19.0 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 20.4 mi
  • Long Bell State Game Refuge 1N: 20.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Deer Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Big Al Spring: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 6.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Three Sisters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyons PeakS 189°2,398 m11.5 mi
Mount HoffmanSSW 205°2,397 m10.1 mi
Red Shale ButteSSW 193°2,381 m11.6 mi
Glass MountainS 189°2,316 m10.0 mi
Medicine MountainSSW 210°2,295 m14.4 mi
Badger PeakSW 219°2,236 m12.9 mi
Little Mount HoffmanSW 220°2,197 m14.9 mi
Grouse HillSW 222°2,142 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3220:0320:45
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3115:5416:39

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 236317 — Three Sisters, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/59949973

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