The Sherwin Range is a mountain range

Mountain range

A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...

 that is a part of the Sierra Nevada, in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, USA. The range is immediately to the south of the Long Valley Caldera

Long Valley Caldera

Long Valley Caldera is a depression in eastern California that is adjacent to Mammoth Mountain. The valley is one of the largest calderas on earth, measuring about long and wide . The elevation of the floor of the caldera is in the east and in the west...

, stretching from just south of the town of Mammoth Lakes, California

Mammoth Lakes, California

-History:The European history of Mammoth Lakes started in 1877, when four prospectors staked a claim on Mineral Hill, south of the current town, along Old Mammoth Road. In 1878, the Mammoth Mining Company was organized to mine Mineral Hill, which caused a gold rush. By the end of 1878, 1500 people...

 (at 37°37′N 119°0′W) to the Wheeler Crest

Wheeler Crest

The Wheeler Crest or Wheeler Ridge is a ridge in Mono and Inyo Counties, California. The crest is long, and partially lies in the John Muir Wilderness. The ridge is bound on the west by Rock Creek, on the north by the community of Toms Place, on the east by Round Valley, on the southeast by Gable...

 (at 37°30′N 118°40′W). The Sherwin Range is also known locally as The Sherwins.

The range largely consists of reddish metamorphic rock

Metamorphic rock

Metamorphic rock is the transformation of an existing rock type, the protolith, in a process called metamorphism, which means "change in form". The protolith is subjected to heat and pressure causing profound physical and/or chemical change...

, which are the roof pendant for the Sierra Nevada. That is, this rock was formed in the Paleozoic

Paleozoic

The Paleozoic era is the earliest of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic eon, spanning from roughly...

, and then was subsequently recrystallized and warped by the intrusion of the Sierra Nevada batholith

Sierra Nevada Batholith

The Sierra Nevada Batholith is a large batholith which forms the core of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, USA, exposed at the surface as granite....

 underneath it.

The Sherwin Range is well-known for opportunities for hiking (in the summer) and backcountry skiing (in the winter).

The range is named after Jim Sherwin, who operated the first toll road across the Sierra. The toll road started from Mammoth Lakes.
Prominent peaks:

• Bloody Mountain
• Laurel Mountain
• Mount Morrison
  Mount Morrison (California)
  Mount Morrison is located in the Sierra Nevada, in the Sherwin Range. It rises south of Convict Lake near the town of Mammoth Lakes.-History:The mountain was named for Robert Morrison, a merchant in the town of Benton, who was killed near Convict Lake on September 23, 1871 while was acting as...
  
  
• Red Slate Mountain
  Red Slate Mountain
  Red Slate Mountain is the highest peak in the Sherwin Range, which subrange of the Sierra Nevada. It lies along the Sierra Crest that divides Fresno County from Mono County, California....
  
   (tallest peak)
• Mount Baldwin
• McGee Mountain
• Mount Morgan
  Mount Morgan (Mono County, California)
  Mount Morgan is a mountain in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada. It lies in Mono County, California, between McGee Canyon and Hilton Lakes. It is not to be confused with the Mount Morgan that lies southwest of Little Lakes Valley, only to the south southwest. The mountain is in the John Muir...
  
  
• Mount Huntington

Other notable landmarks:

• Convict Lake
  Convict Lake
  Convict Lake , is a lake in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada in California, USA. It is known for its fishing and the dramatic mountains that surround the lake....