Sherwin Summit ( el. 6,427 feet, 1,959 m) is a

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. It is located east of Tom's Place and

Crowley Lake Crowley Lake is a reservoir on the upper Owens River in southern Mono County, California, in the United States. Crowley Lake is south of Mammoth Lakes. The lake was created in 1941 by the building of the Long Valley Dam by the Los Angeles Depa ...

in the eastern part of the

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range. South of the summit, the road starts on its long 2,400 foot (610 m) descent into the high

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elevation for

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coordinates. The

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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

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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 ''

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'' was filmed here.Schneider, Jerry L. (2016). ''Western Filming Locations California Book 6''. CP Entertainment Books. Page 159. .

References

{{reflist Landforms of Mono County, California Mountain passes of California