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Three Sisters (Los Angeles County)

Coordinates: 34°32′11.979″N 117°42′25.213″W / 34.53666083°N 117.70700361°W / 34.53666083; -117.70700361
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Three Sisters
Three Sisters is located in California
Three Sisters
Three Sisters
location of Three Sisters in California[1]
Highest point
Peak3,410 feet (1,040 m)
(highest peak)
Prominence290 feet (88 m)
(highest peak)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictLos Angeles County
Range coordinates34°32′11.979″N 117°42′25.213″W / 34.53666083°N 117.70700361°W / 34.53666083; -117.70700361
Topo mapUSGS El Mirage

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.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Three Sisters". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.