Doghead Peak
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
- 11.9 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 13 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 13 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 15 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Quarry Peak: 0.8 mi
- Quarry Peak-South Peak: 1.2 mi
- Slide Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Bath Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Finger Peaks: 2.7 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 6.6 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 8.8 mi
- LeConte Falls: 9.0 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- Upper Cathedral Creek Falls: 9.3 mi
- Jordan Spring: 11.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 12.5 mi
- Buck Springs: 15.8 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 16.0 mi
- Doe Springs: 16.2 mi
- 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
- Dore Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 21.9 mi
- Locomotive Point: 22.0 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 22.2 mi
- Diving Board: 22.2 mi
- Mono County Museum: 17.8 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 17.9 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 18.1 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 22.6 mi
- Indian Village: 22.7 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 15.8 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 18.1 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 21.4 mi
- Bridgeport: 21.5 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 24.3 mi
- 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
- Benson Lake Beach: 5.6 mi
- Danburg Beach: 16.2 mi
- Navy Beach: 23.5 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 10.4 mi
- Bennettville: 12.2 mi
- Dog Town: 15.0 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 16.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Conness | SE 135° | 3,825 m | 8.4 mi |
| Excelsior Mountain | ESE 106° | 3,791 m | 7.1 mi |
| Dunderberg Peak | E 84° | 3,774 m | 8.5 mi |
| Twin Peaks | ENE 61° | 3,756 m | 4.4 mi |
| Matterhorn Peak | NE 43° | 3,749.3 m | 3.9 mi |
| Twin Peaks-East Peak | ENE 63° | 3,731 m | 4.7 mi |
| North Peak | SE 128° | 3,728 m | 7.9 mi |
| The Dragtooth | NE 38° | 3,695.4 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:45 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795577
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 23 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 23 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 24 mi
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