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Doghead Peak

Doghead Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Doghead Peak rises to 3,371 m in California. Mount Conness stands 3,825 m to the southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Quarry Peak, a peak 0.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49025259, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3371 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.05235, -119.43020

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 36
Springs: 22
Historic sites: 12
  • Soda Springs Cabin: 12.5 mi
  • California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 13.4 mi
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 13.9 mi
  • Avalanche of 1911: 14.5 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Museums: 9
Parks: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 18.1 mi
  • Indian Arch: 20.2 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 23.2 mi
  • Navy Beach: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 20.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Doghead Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ConnessSE 135°3,825 m8.4 mi
Excelsior MountainESE 106°3,791 m7.1 mi
Dunderberg PeakE 84°3,774 m8.5 mi
Twin PeaksENE 61°3,756 m4.4 mi
Matterhorn PeakNE 43°3,749.3 m3.9 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakENE 63°3,731 m4.7 mi
North PeakSE 128°3,728 m7.9 mi
The DragtoothNE 38°3,695.4 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3619:4520:25
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, 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795577

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