Acker Peak
Acker Peak rises to 3,356 m in California. Twin Peaks stands 3,756 m to the east-southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Wells Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 17 miles off.
The story
Acker Peak is a summit in Yosemite National Park in Tuolumne County, California, United States. With an elevation of 10,988 feet (3,349 m), Acker Peak is the 665th-highest summit in the state of California. The summit was named for William Bertrand Acker, a park official. This geographical feature's toponym was officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. The first ascent of the summit was made July 27, 1945, by Arthur J. Reyman.
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Wikidata Q19460089, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3355.6 m
How to reach it
- 16.8 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 18 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 19 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 20 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wells Peak: 1.4 mi
- Ehrnbeck Peak: 2.0 mi
- Center Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Crown Point: 2.8 mi
- Hawksbeak Peak: 3.0 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.0 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 7.4 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
- Upper Cathedral Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 12.9 mi
- Buck Springs: 13.2 mi
- Doe Springs: 13.3 mi
- Jordan Spring: 16.6 mi
- Soda Springs: 17.7 mi
- The Hot Springs: 17.8 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 13.1 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 17.7 mi
- Little Bodie Monument: 17.8 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 19.2 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 19.2 mi
- Bridgeport: 17.1 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 19.7 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 21.0 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 21.2 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 23.6 mi
- Mono County Museum: 18.3 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 18.4 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 23.6 mi
- Nature Museum: 24.5 mi
- Interpretive Center: 24.5 mi
- Dore Cliff: 15.4 mi
- East Flange Rock: 16.9 mi
- Locomotive Point: 22.8 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 24.7 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 19.0 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 22.4 mi
- Indian Arch: 23.1 mi
- Upside-Down House: 23.6 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 14.1 mi
- Dog Town: 17.4 mi
- Bennettville: 18.0 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 6.2 mi
- Danburg Beach: 21.4 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 17.7 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 18.7 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Acker Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks | ESE 102° | 3,756 m | 8.4 mi |
| Matterhorn Peak | E 99° | 3,749.3 m | 7.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks-East Peak | ESE 102° | 3,731 m | 8.6 mi |
| The Dragtooth | E 97° | 3,695.4 m | 6.8 mi |
| Whorl Mountain | ESE 109° | 3,667 m | 7.3 mi |
| Virginia Peak | ESE 110° | 3,657 m | 8.8 mi |
| Cleaver Peak | E 93° | 3,616.8 m | 6.2 mi |
| Blacksmith Peak | E 92° | 3,616.3 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 18 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795556
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 26 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 26 mi
- Mono Lake · 28 mi
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