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Amelia Earhart Peak

Amelia Earhart Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.78554, -119.28835

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 44
Springs: 22
Historic sites: 21
  • 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
Cliffs: 15
Parks: 9
Attractions: 8
  • 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
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 7
Hot springs: 5
  • 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
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RitterSE 144°4,007 m8.2 mi
Mount LyellSSE 164°3,993 m3.3 mi
Mount DanaNNE 25°3,976 m8.7 mi
Kuna PeakENE 67°3,958 m4.8 mi
Rodgers PeakSSE 158°3,956 m4.5 mi
Koip PeakENE 68°3,954 m5.1 mi
Banner PeakSE 140°3,940 m8.0 mi
Mount MaclureS 171°3,933 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3619:4420:23
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1016:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272529344049555349423326
Precip in6.24.04.22.01.70.60.50.50.51.73.14.5

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.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 254557 — Amelia Earhart Peak, Tuolumne County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358795962

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