Middle Sister (California)

Middle Sister
Middle Sister

Highest point
Elevation 10,859 ft (3,310 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 854 ft (260 m) [1]
Listing Nevada County High Points 11th[2]
Coordinates 38°30′29″N 119°17′43″W / 38.50794°N 119.295327°W / 38.50794; -119.295327Coordinates: 38°30′29″N 119°17′43″W / 38.50794°N 119.295327°W / 38.50794; -119.295327 [1]
Geography
Location Mono County, California, U.S.
Parent range Sweetwater Mountains
Topo map USGS Desert Creek Peak

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 it that county's highest point at 10,565 feet (3,220 m).[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Middle Sister". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  2. ↑ "Nevada County High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  3. ↑ "Middle Sister-Northeast Ridge, Nevada/California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  4. ↑ "Middle Sister, CA/NV". SummitPost.org.


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