Middle Sister (California)

Middle Sister
Middle Sister

Location in California

Highest point
Elevation 10,859 ft (3,310 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 854 ft (260 m) [1]
Listing
Coordinates 38°30′29″N 119°17′43″W / 38.507924842°N 119.295220628°W / 38.507924842; -119.295220628Coordinates: 38°30′29″N 119°17′43″W / 38.507924842°N 119.295220628°W / 38.507924842; -119.295220628 [4]
Geography
Location Mono County, California, U.S.
Parent range Sweetwater Mountains
Topo map USGS Desert Creek Peak
Climbing
Easiest route Scramble, class 2[3][5]

Middle Sister is a mountain in the Sweetwater Mountains of Mono County, California, United States. It is located within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The northeast ridge crosses into Lyon County in Nevada, making that location the Lyon County's highest point at about 10,565 feet (3,220 m).[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Middle Sister". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  2. ↑ "Nevada County High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  3. 1 2 "Tahoe OGUL Peak List". Western State Climbers. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  4. ↑ "Cairn On Middle Sister". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  5. 1 2 "Middle Sister-Northeast Ridge, Nevada/California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  6. ↑ "Middle Sister, CA/NV". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2016-05-21.


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