Sherwin Summit
Mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California
title: "Sherwin Summit" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["landforms-of-mono-county,-california", "mountain-passes-of-california"] description: "Mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California" topic_path: "general/landforms-of-mono-county-california" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherwin_Summit" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sherwin Summit |
| photo | Swall underhill near.jpg |
| elevation_ft | 6,427 |
| elevation_ref | |
| traversed | |
| location | Mono County, California, US |
| range | Sierra Nevada |
| map | USA California |
| map_caption | Location in California |
| map_size | 200 |
| coords | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| topo | USGS Toms Place |
| :: |
| name = Sherwin Summit | photo = Swall underhill near.jpg | photo_caption = | elevation_ft = 6,427 | elevation_ref = | traversed = | location = Mono County, California, US | range = Sierra Nevada | map = USA California | map_caption = Location in California | map_size = 200 | label = | label_position = | coords = | coordinates_ref = | topo = USGS Toms Place Sherwin Summit (el. 6,427 feet, 1,959 m) is a mountain pass on U.S. Highway 395.
It is located east 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 4000 ft 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.
The 1946 film My Pal Trigger was filmed here.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Sherwin_Summit_Plaque.jpg" caption="U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey plaque on Sherwin Summit"] ::
References
References
- {{cite gnis
- "Sherwin Summit, USGS Toms Place (CA) Topo Map". TopoQuest.com.
- [[Google Earth]] elevation for [[Geographic Names Information System. GNIS]] coordinates.
- California State Map, 2007.
- "Subsection 341Dh - Crowley Flowlands". U.S. Forest Service.
- Schneider, Jerry L. (2016). ''Western Filming Locations California Book 6''. CP Entertainment Books. Page 159. {{ISBN. 9780692722947.
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