Sherwin Summit

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Sherwin Summit
Elevation 6,426 ft (1,959 m)
Traversed by U.S. Highway 395
Location Mono County, California, US
Range Sierra Nevada
Coordinates 37°30′52″N 118°37′40″W / 37.5143760°N 118.6279010°W / 37.5143760; -118.6279010Coordinates: 37°30′52″N 118°37′40″W / 37.5143760°N 118.6279010°W / 37.5143760; -118.6279010 [1]
Topo map USGS Toms Place


Sherwin Summit (el. 6,426 feet, 1,959 m) is a mountain pass on U.S. Highway 395.[2][3]

It is located south of Tom's Place and Crowley Lake in the eastern part of the Sierra Nevada range. South of the summit, the road starts on its long 2,400 foot (610 m) descent into the 4,000 ft (1,200 m) high Owens Valley.[4] The Owens River generally follows the road from this summit through the Owens Valley.[5] Motorists who come from the south usually cross this summit in order to go to the high-altitude towns like Mammoth Lakes to the northwest to escape the smothering summer heat in the deserts. The pass receives snowfall during the winter, although the region receives relatively little precipitation annually.[6]

120° night panorama from Sherwin Summit, 5-minute timed-exposure. Looking west, this 120° panorama features the Sierra Nevada range including Round Valley Peak. The constellation Orion is clearly visible in the top-center-left.

References

  1. ↑ "Sherwin Summit". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-12-07. 
  2. ↑ "w6mar.net". Retrieved 2007-08-16. 
  3. ↑ "Sherwin Summit, USGS TOMS PLACE (CA) Topo Map". USGS Quad maps. TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 2008-06-30. 
  4. ↑ Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates.
  5. ↑ California State Map, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Subsection 341Dh - Crowley Flowlands". USDA, Forest Service. Retrieved 2007-12-19. 
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