The Sphinx

The Sphinx is a 9,143-foot-elevation double summit granitic pillar located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Kings Canyon National Park, in Fresno County of northern California.

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Grand Sentinel is an 8,518-foot-elevation pillar located west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Kings Canyon National Park, in Fresno County of northern California.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 9,140 feet
Description: mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Fresno County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.7712° or 36° 46′ 16″ north

Longitude

-118.5504° or 118° 33′ 2″ west

Elevation

9,140 feet (2,786 metres)

Open location code

8583QCCX+FR

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OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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