Bigelow Peak
Bigelow Peak rises to 3,213 m in California. Eagle Peak stands 3,603 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Kendrick Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 20 miles off.
The story
Bigelow Peak is a summit in Yosemite National Park, United States. With an elevation of 10,541 feet (3,213 m), Bigelow Peak is the 504th highest summit in the state of California. Bigelow Peak was named for John Bigelow, Jr., a Yosemite National Park official.
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Wikidata Q19873424, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3213 m
How to reach it
- 20.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
- 29.0 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 24 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 25 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 26 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kendrick Peak: 1.8 mi
- Keyes Peak: 2.1 mi
- Michie Peak: 2.3 mi
- Sachse Monument: 2.4 mi
- Forsyth Peak: 2.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 5.3 mi
- Sardine Falls: 11.0 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 12.3 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 13.5 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 14.1 mi
- Sachse Spring: 12.6 mi
- Salt Spring: 14.7 mi
- Doe Springs: 15.0 mi
- Box Spring: 15.1 mi
- Buck Springs: 15.3 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 10.6 mi
- Beach 2: 19.9 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 20.0 mi
- Beach 1: 20.0 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 17.2 mi
- Strawberry: 21.3 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 23.5 mi
- Little Bodie Monument: 24.0 mi
- Nature Museum: 22.1 mi
- Interpretive Center: 22.2 mi
- Mono County Museum: 22.8 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 22.9 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 15.2 mi
- Bridgeport: 15.5 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 17.6 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 20.7 mi
- Dog Town: 23.4 mi
- Bennettville: 24.8 mi
- East Flange Rock: 10.1 mi
- Dore Cliff: 22.4 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 16.1 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 23.9 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 22.7 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 21.9 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 23.3 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 18.6 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Bigelow Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | E 80° | 3,603 m | 12.1 mi |
| Tower Peak | E 94° | 3,581.8 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hunewill Peak | E 86° | 3,562 m | 10.1 mi |
| Victoria Peak | E 83° | 3,561 m | 11.2 mi |
| Eocene Peak | ESE 104° | 3,528.6 m | 12.0 mi |
| Walker Mountain | NE 54° | 3,524 m | 10.4 mi |
| Leavitt Peak | N 352° | 3,516 m | 9.6 mi |
| Hanna Mountain | ENE 71° | 3,491 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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, 16 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 257048 — Bigelow Peak, Tuolumne County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796881
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 29 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 29 mi
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