Columbia Finger
Columbia Finger rises to 3,158 m in California. Vogelsang Peak stands 3,488 m to the southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Tresidder Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 2.0 miles off. 178 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35735552, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,158 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 3 mi
- Lembert Dome · 6 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 9 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 12 mi
178 named places within 25 miles
- Tresidder Peak: 0.8 mi
- Tenaya Peak: 1.3 mi
- Echo Peak #2.5: 1.4 mi
- Dozier Dome: 2.0 mi
- Eichorn Pinnacle: 2.1 mi
- Tenaya Creek Waterslide: 2.7 mi
- Pywiack Cascade: 4.2 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 5.7 mi
- Florence Falls: 5.8 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 6.0 mi
- Indian Arch: 7.7 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 15.2 mi
- Upside-Down House: 19.2 mi
- Perched Boulder: 19.3 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 21.2 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 6.2 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 7.6 mi
- Diving Board: 8.4 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 10.0 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 9.7 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 10.2 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 10.2 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 10.2 mi
- Indian Village: 10.2 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 5.1 mi
- Women's Club Building: 9.8 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 9.9 mi
- World Heritage Site: 10.2 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 11.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 5.1 mi
- Iron Spring: 8.9 mi
- Black Spring: 14.7 mi
- Moss Spring: 14.8 mi
- Fern Spring: 15.1 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Summit Meadow: 16.1 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 18.9 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 19.2 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 20.5 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 21.8 mi
- El Portal Park: 22.2 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 14.9 mi
- June Lake Beach: 19.5 mi
- Danburg Beach: 20.7 mi
- Navy Beach: 23.5 mi
- Bennettville: 12.0 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 21.8 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 6.7 mi
- free natural hot pool: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Columbia Finger. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vogelsang Peak | SE 126° | 3,488 m | 5.0 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | ESE 112° | 3,477 m | 5.2 mi |
| Choo-Choo Mountain | ESE 110° | 3,452 m | 3.5 mi |
| Rafferty Peak | E 95° | 3,382 m | 3.7 mi |
| Cockscomb | ENE 62° | 3,369 m | 2.4 mi |
| Johnson Peak | ENE 75° | 3,369 m | 4.2 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | NE 50° | 3,328 m | 1.4 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | NW 319° | 3,309 m | 5.1 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 | 16:02 | 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, 6 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 1658304 — Columbia Finger, Mariposa County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358806260
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 9 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 10 mi
- Mono Lake · 26 mi
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