Cathedral Peak
Cathedral Peak rises to 3,308 m in California. Parsons Peak stands 3,699 m to the southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Eichorn Pinnacle, a peak 0.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 1.8 miles off. 177 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Cathedral Peak is part of the Cathedral Range, a mountain range in the south-central portion of Yosemite National Park in eastern Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties. The range is an offshoot of the Sierra Nevada. The peak which lends its name to the range derives its name from its cathedral-shaped peak, which was formed by glacial activity: the peak remained uneroded above the glaciers in the Pleistocene.
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Wikidata Q5052261, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,308 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 4 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 5 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 7 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 10 mi
177 named places within 25 miles
- Eichorn Pinnacle: 0.1 mi
- Echo Peak #2.5: 1.0 mi
- Medlicott Dome: 1.2 mi
- Dozier Dome: 1.3 mi
- Unicorn Peak: 1.3 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 4.1 mi
- White Cascade: 4.3 mi
- Tenaya Creek Waterslide: 4.5 mi
- California Falls: 5.1 mi
- LeConte Falls: 5.8 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 3.0 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 9.8 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 11.6 mi
- Women's Club Building: 11.8 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 11.9 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 9.7 mi
- Diving Board: 10.4 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 11.8 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 12.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 3.0 mi
- Iron Spring: 10.8 mi
- Black Spring: 16.5 mi
- Moss Spring: 16.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 16.9 mi
- Indian Arch: 9.5 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 17.0 mi
- Upside-Down House: 17.4 mi
- Perched Boulder: 18.7 mi
- South Tufa Area: 21.6 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 11.7 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 12.0 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 12.1 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 12.1 mi
- Indian Village: 12.1 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Summit Meadow: 18.1 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 17.4 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 18.4 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 18.5 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 20.2 mi
- El Portal Park: 24.0 mi
- Bennettville: 10.0 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 19.6 mi
- Mono Mills: 24.5 mi
- Dog Town: 25.0 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 13.5 mi
- Danburg Beach: 18.7 mi
- June Lake Beach: 18.8 mi
- Navy Beach: 21.9 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 7.5 mi
- free natural hot pool: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cathedral Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Peak | SE 132° | 3,699 m | 7.2 mi |
| Vogelsang Peak | SSE 148° | 3,488 m | 5.7 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | SE 135° | 3,477 m | 5.5 mi |
| Choo-Choo Mountain | SE 144° | 3,452 m | 3.9 mi |
| Rafferty Peak | SE 130° | 3,382 m | 3.5 mi |
| Cockscomb | SE 127° | 3,369 m | 1.4 mi |
| Johnson Peak | ESE 105° | 3,369 m | 3.2 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | S 173° | 3,328 m | 1.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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, 4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796058
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 11 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 12 mi
- Mono Lake · 25 mi
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