Amelia Earhart Peak
Amelia Earhart Peak rises to 3,648 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Parsons Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 6.4 miles off.
The story
Amelia Earhart Peak is a summit in Tuolumne County, California, in the United States. With an elevation of 11,978 feet (3,651 m), Amelia Earhart Peak is the 304th highest summit in the state of California. The summit was named in the 1960s for aviator Amelia Earhart.
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Wikidata Q19600146, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3648 m
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 6 mi
- Lembert Dome · 7 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 10 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Parsons Peak: 1.2 mi
- Simmons Peak: 1.7 mi
- Potter Point: 1.8 mi
- Fletcher Peak: 2.6 mi
- Mount Maclure: 2.9 mi
- Florence Falls: 4.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 8.9 mi
- Tenaya Creek Waterslide: 10.0 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 10.3 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 10.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 7.7 mi
- Hartley Springs: 13.6 mi
- Iron Spring: 14.8 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 16.4 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 18.1 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 6.1 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 7.7 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 11.3 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 12.3 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 12.9 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- Diving Board: 14.1 mi
- Dore Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 15.3 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 11.3 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 15.1 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 16.9 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 17.8 mi
- Community Center Park: 19.1 mi
- Perched Boulder: 11.8 mi
- Indian Arch: 14.5 mi
- Upside-Down House: 15.1 mi
- Devils Postpile: 15.7 mi
- South Tufa Area: 17.9 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 15.1 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 15.3 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 16.2 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 16.5 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 16.5 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 15.3 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- free natural hot pool: 16.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 22.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 22.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 22.8 mi
- Hot Spring: 24.5 mi
- June Lake Beach: 12.1 mi
- Danburg Beach: 17.9 mi
- Navy Beach: 18.1 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 20.7 mi
- Bennettville: 10.6 mi
- Mono Mills: 19.3 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 22.1 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 14.4 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Arch Rock: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Amelia Earhart Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | SE 144° | 4,007 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Lyell | SSE 164° | 3,993 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Dana | NNE 25° | 3,976 m | 8.7 mi |
| Kuna Peak | ENE 67° | 3,958 m | 4.8 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | SSE 158° | 3,956 m | 4.5 mi |
| Koip Peak | ENE 68° | 3,954 m | 5.1 mi |
| Banner Peak | SE 140° | 3,940 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Maclure | S 171° | 3,933 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 7 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 254557 — Amelia Earhart Peak, Tuolumne County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358795962
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 15 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 16 mi
- Mono Lake · 22 mi
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