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Southern Sierra Nevada

Range Type	Geographically-defined sub-range
Highest Point	Olancha Peak (12,123 ft/3695 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	California
Area	5,884 sq mi / 15,239 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	114 mi / 183 km North-South 90 mi / 145 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	35° 37' N; 118° 40' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Southern Sierra Nevada
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Southern Sierra Nevada.

Sierra Nevada	Level 3 (Parent)
Northern Sierra Nevada	Level 4 (Sibling)
Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada	Level 4 (Sibling)
Yosemite-Ritter Sierra Nevada	Level 4 (Sibling)
Central Sierra Nevada	Level 4 (Sibling)
Sequoia Sierra Nevada	Level 4 (Sibling)
Southern Sierra Nevada	Level 4
Central South Sierra	Level 5 (Child)
South Sierra Crest	Level 5 (Child)
Greenhorn Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Scodie Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Piute Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Tehachapi Mountains	Level 5 (Child)

Major Peaks of the Southern Sierra Nevada

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Olancha Peak	12,123	3695	South Sierra Crest
2.	Kern Peak	11,480	3499	Central South Sierra
3.	Ed Lane Point	11,306	3446	South Sierra Crest
4.	Muah Mountain	11,016	3358	South Sierra Crest
5.	Ash Meadow Peak	10,840+	3304+	South Sierra Crest
6.	Peak 10680	10,680+	3255+	South Sierra Crest
7.	Three Rocks	10,640+	3243+	Central South Sierra
8.	Sharknose Ridge	10,640+	3243+	South Sierra Crest
9.	Cartago Peak	10,480+	3194+	South Sierra Crest
10.	Death Canyon Peak	10,360+	3158+	South Sierra Crest
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Olancha Peak	12,123	3695	South Sierra Crest
2.	Kern Peak	11,480	3499	Central South Sierra
3.	Piute Peak	8440+	2573+	Piute Mountains
4.	Sunday Peak	8295	2528	Greenhorn Mountains
5.	Double Mountain	7981	2433	Tehachapi Mountains
6.	Scodie Mountain	7294	2223	Scodie Mountains

Photos of Peaks in the Southern Sierra Nevada

Olancha Peak Olancha Peak from Pacific Crest Trail, approaching from the south (2012-05-27). Photo by Chris Gordon. Click here for larger-size photo.	Kern Peak This peak is in the middle of NOWHERE!! (2018-05-28). Photo by Mike Elliott. Click here for larger-size photo.
Muah Mountain Sierra Club (2017-08-19). Photo by Jason Park. Click here for larger-size photo.	Cartago Peak Summit Register (2018-07-15). Photo by Jason Park. Click here for larger-size photo.
Sirretta Peak From left, Al Craun and Dick Negri on the summit of Sirretta Peak (1983-11-04). Photo by Greg Gerlach. Click here for larger-size photo.	Sherman Peak Sherman Peak from Nearby on Summit Push on Sherman Peak Trail- 8/4/18 (2018-08-04). Photo by Brian Powell. Click here for larger-size photo.
Domeland Wilderness High Point Looking east at the wilderness high point from Sirretta Peak (2016-10-14). Photo by Richard Carey. Click here for larger-size photo.	Smith Mountain Approaching the rocky summit of Smith Mountain. Jackass Peak is the rocky peak in the background. To the left, you can see Monache Meadow, and Olancha Peak behind it (2021-05-08). Photo by Bill Carpenter. Click here for larger-size photo.
Crag Peak Summit Register (2018-05-05). Photo by Jason Park. Click here for larger-size photo.	Deer Mountain Deer Mountain, shot from the 8,800 peak 1.5 miles south (2015-03-21). Photo by Aidan Butler. Click here for larger-size photo.

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