Nine Sisters

Nine Sisters
Los Morros
Cerro Romauldo, Chumash Peak, and Bishop Peak as viewed from Laguna Lake
Highest point
PeakBishop Peak
Elevation475 m (1,558 ft)
Coordinates35°18′09″N 120°41′51″W / 35.3024744°N 120.6973949°W / 35.3024744; -120.6973949[1]
Dimensions
Length16.6 mi (26.7 km) WNW–ESE
Width3.9 mi (6.3 km)
Geography
CountriesUnited States
StateCalifornia
Geology
Age of rock20–25 mya (Late Oligocene to Early Miocene)
Type of rockVolcanic 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.

  1. ^ "Bishop Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-06-23.