Three Sisters (Los Angeles County)

The Three Sisters is a small mountain range found in the Mojave Desert, in Los Angeles County, California.[1] It consists of three main hills of varying sizes, with the smallest to the southwest having a height above surrounding land of 150 feet (46 m), the second 180 feet (55 m), and the third and largest to the northeast having a height of 290 feet (88 m). They three main hills are the highly eroded remnants of what used to be the peaks of the northern San Gabriel Mountains, before recent sediment filled the area.

Three Sisters
Three Sisters (Los Angeles County) is located in California
Three Sisters (Los Angeles County)
location of Three Sisters in California[1]
Highest point
Peak3,410 feet (1,040 m)
(highest peak)
Elevation1,009 m (3,310 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Prominence290 feet (88 m)
(highest peak)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictLos Angeles County
Range coordinates34°32′11.979″N 117°42′25.213″W
Topo mapUSGS El Mirage

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