Sonora Peak

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Sonora Peak
Sonora Peak (highest mountain top left) as seen from Sonora Pass

Sonora Peak (the highest mountain top left) from Sonora Pass seen from

height 3495  m
location California , United States
Mountains Sierra Nevada
Dominance 7.57 km →  Leavitt Peak
Notch height 554 m ↓  Sonora Pass
Coordinates 38 ° 21 '14 "  N , 119 ° 38' 7"  W Coordinates: 38 ° 21 '14 "  N , 119 ° 38' 7"  W.
Sonora Peak (California)
Sonora Peak
Normal way Hike
Sonora Peak as seen from the Pacific Crest Trail

Sonora Peak from the Pacific Crest Trail viewed from

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The Sonora Peak is a 3,495  m high mountain in the Sierra Nevada in the US - State of California . It lies on the border between Alpine County and Mono County and forms the highest mountain in Mono County.

The summit is located approximately 2  miles (3.2 km) north and 554 m above the Sonora Pass , from where it can be climbed. The Pacific Crest Trail also passes below . The next higher mountain is Leavitt Peak, about 7.5 km south, at 3528 m. Southwest opens the Stanislaus National Forest , north is the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness and east of the military training area Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center Bridgeport . The 98 km long East Fork Carson River , a tributary of the Carson River, has its source on the northeast side of Sonora Peak .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b peakbagger.com : Sonora Peak, California . Accessed February 27, 2019
  2. [1] (accessed on February 17, 2019, English)