Coordinates: 38°30′29″N 119°17′43″W / 38.507924842°N 119.295220628°W / 38.507924842; -119.295220628

Middle Sister (California)

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Middle Sister
Middle Sister is located in California
Middle Sister
Middle Sister
Highest point
Elevation10,859 ft (3,310 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence854 ft (260 m)[1]
Listing
Coordinates38°30′29″N 119°17′43″W / 38.507924842°N 119.295220628°W / 38.507924842; -119.295220628[4]
Geography
LocationMono County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSweetwater Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Desert Creek Peak
Climbing
Easiest routeScramble, 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. ^ a b "Middle Sister". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  2. ^ "Nevada County High Points". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  3. ^ a b "Tahoe OGUL Peaks List". Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  4. ^ "Cairn On Middle Sister". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  5. ^ a b "Middle Sister-Northeast Ridge, Nevada/California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  6. ^ "Middle Sister, CA/NV". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2016-05-21.