Nine Sisters | |
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Los Morros | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Bishop Peak |
Elevation | 475 m (1,558 ft) |
Coordinates | 35°18′09″N 120°41′51″W / 35.3024744°N 120.6973949°W[1] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 16.6 mi (26.7 km) WNW–ESE |
Width | 3.9 mi (6.3 km) |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Geology | |
Rock age | 20–25 mya (Late Oligocene to Early Miocene) |
Rock type | Volcanic plugs |
The Nine Sisters or the Morros are a chain of twenty-three, although typically only nine are included, volcanic mountains and hills in western San Luis Obispo County, Southern California. They run between Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo.