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Bartlett Peak

Bartlett Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Bartlett Peak rises to 2,531 m in California. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Gillett Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 18 miles off.

The story

Bartlett Peak is a summit in Yosemite National Park, California. With an elevation of 8,304 feet (2,531 m), Bartlett Peak is the 944th highest summit in the state of California. Bartlett Peak was named for G. H. C. Bartlett, a professor at West Point.

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Wikidata Q19600356, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2531 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.09325, -119.77434

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 23
Waterfalls: 19
Beaches: 4
  • Beach 2: 13.5 mi
  • Beach 1: 13.7 mi
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Benson Lake Beach: 14.5 mi
Parks: 4
Attractions: 4
Museums: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Bartlett Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower PeakENE 74°3,581.8 m12.8 mi
Leavitt PeakNNE 27°3,516 m14.9 mi
Center MountainENE 77°3,431.3 m15.9 mi
Ehrnbeck PeakENE 78°3,428.1 m14.4 mi
Forsyth PeakENE 67°3,408.3 m11.4 mi
Hawksbeak PeakENE 74°3,394 m15.0 mi
Wells PeakE 81°3,389.4 m13.5 mi
Craig PeakENE 78°3,379 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:11
June solstice05:3719:4720:26
September equinox06:4818:2318:58
December solstice07:1316:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404346515866737267584740
Precip in6.35.75.73.52.40.60.40.10.42.23.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358806043

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