Chittenden Peak
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.
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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,920 m
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 21 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 21 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 23 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kendrick Peak: 2.1 mi
- Michie Peak: 2.7 mi
- Snow Peak: 2.9 mi
- Schofield Peak: 3.1 mi
- Keyes Peak: 3.2 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.0 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 11.1 mi
- Wapama Falls: 12.0 mi
- Tueeulala Falls: 12.5 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
- Sachse Spring: 12.2 mi
- Shingle Spring: 15.6 mi
- Box Spring: 15.7 mi
- Doe Springs: 17.1 mi
- Buck Springs: 17.3 mi
- Nature Museum: 19.6 mi
- Interpretive Center: 19.7 mi
- Mono County Museum: 23.8 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 23.9 mi
- Indian Village: 24.2 mi
- 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
- Benson Lake Beach: 7.5 mi
- Beach 2: 21.2 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 21.3 mi
- Beach 1: 21.3 mi
- East Flange Rock: 12.9 mi
- Dore Cliff: 20.5 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 23.7 mi
- Diving Board: 25.0 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 19.3 mi
- Indian Arch: 22.5 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 24.7 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 25.0 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 18.5 mi
- Bridgeport: 18.6 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 20.9 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 20.0 mi
- Bennettville: 22.5 mi
- Dog Town: 23.4 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 23.7 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 18.4 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 21.1 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Chittenden Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Peak | NE 50° | 3,582 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hunewill Peak | ENE 66° | 3,562 m | 10.4 mi |
| Eocene Peak | E 87° | 3,529 m | 11.2 mi |
| Hanna Mountain | NE 49° | 3,491 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Walt | E 82° | 3,487 m | 11.4 mi |
| Flatiron Butte | NE 45° | 3,470 m | 9.7 mi |
| Crown Point | E 84° | 3,460 m | 8.8 mi |
| The Incredible Hulk | E 82° | 3,444 m | 11.2 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 | 20:25 |
| 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, 13 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796068
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 26 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 26 mi
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