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Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Cold Mountain rises to 3,138 m in California. Mount Conness stands 3,825 m to the east, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildcat Point, a peak 1.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.0 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
3138 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.95042, -119.42731

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 40
Springs: 19
Historic sites: 13
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 11
Attractions: 9
  • Indian Arch: 13.8 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 16.8 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 20.9 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 20.9 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Beaches: 4
Parks: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Cold Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ConnessE 79°3,825 m5.9 mi
North PeakENE 70°3,728 m6.5 mi
White MountainE 92°3,674 m6.4 mi
False White MountainE 97°3,655 m7.4 mi
Sheep PeakENE 65°3,601 m5.2 mi
Stanton PeakNNE 25°3,552 m8.2 mi
Quarry PeakN 4°3,402 m6.6 mi
Doghead PeakN 359°3,371 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3619:4520:24
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:1116:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272529344049555349423326
Precip in6.24.04.22.01.70.60.50.50.51.73.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 7 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 254762 — Cold Mountain, Tuolumne County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796079

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