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Sherwin Summit

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Traversed by
  
US 395

Elevation
  
1,959 m

Range
  
Sierra Nevada

Topo map
  
USGS Toms Place

Road
  
U.S. Route 395

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Location
  
Mono County, California, US

Sherwin Summit (el. 6,427 feet, 1,959 m) is a mountain pass on U.S. Highway 395.

Map of Sherwin Summit, California 93514, USA

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. The Owens River generally follows the road from this summit through the Owens Valley. 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.

References

Sherwin Summit Wikipedia