Colby Mountain
Colby Mountain rises to 2,938 m in California. Echo Peak #2.5 stands 3,328 m to the southeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 4.5 miles off. 161 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Colby Mountain is a summit in Tuolumne County, California. With an elevation of 9,639 feet (2,938 m), Colby Mountain is the 644th highest summit in the state of California. Colby Mountain was named after William Edward Colby, first Secretary of the Sierra Club.
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Wikidata Q19600736, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,938 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 7 mi
- Lembert Dome · 11 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 14 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 16 mi
161 named places within 25 miles
- Grand Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Double Rock: 1.9 mi
- V-Tree Dome: 3.0 mi
- Tuolumne Peak: 3.9 mi
- The Bowmaiden: 4.1 mi
- Upper Cathedral Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 4.5 mi
- Quaking Aspen Falls: 4.7 mi
- LeConte Falls: 4.8 mi
- Soda Springs: 9.7 mi
- Iron Spring: 11.6 mi
- Black Spring: 14.8 mi
- Moss Spring: 15.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 15.2 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 11.0 mi
- Diving Board: 11.7 mi
- Glacier Point: 12.6 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 13.3 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 11.5 mi
- Indian Village: 11.5 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 11.5 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 11.5 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 12.0 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 9.7 mi
- World Heritage Site: 11.5 mi
- Women's Club Building: 12.2 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 12.2 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 17.0 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Summit Meadow: 17.5 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 18.8 mi
- Indian Arch: 9.3 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 15.2 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 17.6 mi
- Merced Grove: 19.8 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 21.2 mi
- El Portal Park: 21.2 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 22.8 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 23.1 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 7.6 mi
- Danburg Beach: 23.1 mi
- Bennettville: 15.3 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 20.6 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 5.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Colby Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Peak #2.5 | SE 126° | 3,328 m | 9.2 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | SE 130° | 3,309 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | SSE 161° | 3,308 m | 4.7 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | ESE 121° | 3,308 m | 8.5 mi |
| Pettit Peak | NNE 32° | 3,277 m | 6.1 mi |
| Eichorn Pinnacle | ESE 121° | 3,267 m | 8.4 mi |
| The Bowmaiden | SE 143° | 3,241 m | 4.1 mi |
| Tresidder Peak | SE 131° | 3,231 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:02 | 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, 11 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/358796078
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 12 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 13 mi
- Mono Lake · 30 mi
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