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Chittenden Peak

Chittenden Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Chittenden Peak rises to 2,920 m in California. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Kendrick Peak, a peak 2.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

Chittenden Peak is a summit in Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, United States. With an elevation of 9,580 feet (2,920 m), Chittenden Peak is the 649th highest summit in the state of California. Chittenden Peak was named for Hiram M. Chittenden, an engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers.

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Wikidata Q19600716, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2920 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.09835, -119.61901

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 29
Springs: 16
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 7
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 18.3 mi
  • Soda Springs Cabin: 20.5 mi
  • Strawberry: 22.5 mi
  • California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 23.8 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 23.8 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Benson Lake Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Beach 2: 21.2 mi
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 21.3 mi
  • Beach 1: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Columns of the Giants: 19.3 mi
  • Indian Arch: 22.5 mi
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 24.7 mi
  • Tunnel Tree: 25.0 mi
Parks: 3
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 18.5 mi
  • Bridgeport: 18.6 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Chittenden Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower PeakNE 50°3,581.8 m5.0 mi
Hunewill PeakENE 66°3,562 m10.4 mi
Eocene PeakE 87°3,528.6 m11.2 mi
Hanna MountainNE 49°3,491 m9.6 mi
Mount WaltE 82°3,487 m11.4 mi
Flatiron ButteNE 45°3,470 m9.7 mi
Crown PointE 84°3,459.8 m8.8 mi
The Incredible HulkE 82°3,444 m11.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3719:4620:25
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1216:0116:43

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, 13 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796068

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