Donohue Peak
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Donohue Peak rises to 3,651 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the south-southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Andrea Lawrence, a peak 0.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
Donohue Peak is a mountain, in the northern part of Yosemite National Park. Donohue Peak is along Yosemite National Park's eastern border, in the area of Tuolumne Meadows.
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Wikidata Q49025466, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,651 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 8 mi
- Lembert Dome · 10 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 10 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Andrea Lawrence: 0.7 mi
- Blacktop Peak: 2.3 mi
- Kuna Peak: 2.9 mi
- Koip Peak: 3.1 mi
- Amelia Earhart Peak: 3.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 5.7 mi
- Florence Falls: 6.9 mi
- Minarets Falls: 12.1 mi
- Tenaya Creek Waterslide: 13.2 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 13.3 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 5.8 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 9.3 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 10.3 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 10.9 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 11.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 10.3 mi
- Hartley Springs: 10.4 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 13.8 mi
- Big Springs: 15.9 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 17.6 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 13.3 mi
- The Buttresses: 13.7 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Dore Cliff: 15.2 mi
- Diving Board: 17.1 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 8.2 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 14.1 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 15.3 mi
- Community Center Park: 16.0 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 16.3 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 14.1 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 17.5 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 18.2 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 19.2 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 19.5 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 12.4 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Perched Boulder: 8.6 mi
- Devils Postpile: 13.1 mi
- Upside-Down House: 14.1 mi
- South Tufa Area: 16.0 mi
- Navy Beach: 16.2 mi
- free natural hot pool: 13.8 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 20.2 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 22.0 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 23.3 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 24.5 mi
- June Lake Beach: 9.0 mi
- Navy Beach: 16.2 mi
- Danburg Beach: 17.4 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 23.3 mi
- Bennettville: 11.3 mi
- Mono Mills: 16.7 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 22.7 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 17.6 mi
- Arch Rock: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Donohue Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | SSE 164° | 4,007 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Lyell | SW 222° | 3,993 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Dana | N 3° | 3,976 m | 8.6 mi |
| Kuna Peak | NNE 25° | 3,958 m | 2.9 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | SSW 203° | 3,956 m | 3.8 mi |
| Koip Peak | NNE 30° | 3,954 m | 3.1 mi |
| Banner Peak | SSE 160° | 3,940 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Maclure | SW 232° | 3,933 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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, 9 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797592
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 18 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 19 mi
- Mono Lake · 21 mi
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