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Craig Peak

Craig Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Craig Peak rises to 3,379 m in California. Cleaver Peak stands 3,617 m to the east, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Snow Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
3379 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.12924, -119.55920

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 21
Springs: 16
Beaches: 5
Historic sites: 5
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 14.5 mi
  • Soda Springs Cabin: 20.2 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 20.4 mi
  • California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 22.1 mi
  • Avalanche of 1911: 22.2 mi
Parks: 4
  • Bridgeport: 15.8 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 18.3 mi
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 18.4 mi
  • Mono Lake Park: 24.0 mi
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Columns of the Giants: 19.5 mi
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Indian Arch: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 17.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Craig Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cleaver PeakE 101°3,616.8 m9.1 mi
Blacksmith PeakE 100°3,616.3 m8.9 mi
The DoodadESE 103°3,606 m9.5 mi
Eagle PeakENE 67°3,603 m8.9 mi
The Three TeethESE 102°3,595.4 m9.4 mi
Tower PeakNNE 30°3,581.8 m1.2 mi
Hunewill PeakENE 72°3,562 m6.6 mi
Victoria PeakENE 70°3,561 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:10
June solstice05:3619:4620:25
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1216:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 17 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

OpenStreetMap element node/358796087

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