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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
2,531 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.09325, -119.77434

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
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 PeakENE3,582 m12.8 mi
Leavitt PeakNNE3,516 m14.9 mi
Center MountainENE3,431 m15.9 mi
Ehrnbeck PeakENE3,428 m14.4 mi
Forsyth PeakENE3,408 m11.4 mi
Hawksbeak PeakENE3,394 m15.0 mi
Wells PeakE3,389 m13.5 mi
Craig PeakENE3,379 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 50–80 °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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