Eagle Peak
Eagle Peak rises to 2,362 m in California. Mount Clark stands 3,512 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Brother, a peak 0.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.0 miles off.
The story
Eagle Peak is the highest of the Three Brothers, a rock formation, above Yosemite Valley in California. This independent peak is located just east of El Capitan. John Muir considered the view from the summit to be "most comprehensive of all the views" available from the north wall.
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Wikidata Q5325192, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,362 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 9 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 11 mi
- Lembert Dome · 17 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Middle Brother: 0.3 mi
- Lower Brother: 0.7 mi
- Split Pinnacle: 0.9 mi
- Eagle Tower: 0.9 mi
- Lost Arrow Spire: 1.3 mi
- Lower Yosemite Fall: 1.0 mi
- Middle Cascades: 1.1 mi
- Upper Yosemite Fall: 1.2 mi
- Horsetail Fall: 1.3 mi
- Sentinel Fall: 1.8 mi
- Indian Village: 1.5 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 1.5 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 1.5 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 1.5 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 2.0 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 3.6 mi
- Indian Arch: 3.9 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 10.5 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 10.6 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 10.6 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 1.6 mi
- Profile Cliff: 2.4 mi
- The Fissures: 2.4 mi
- Glacier Point: 2.5 mi
- Rockslides: 3.0 mi
- Black Spring: 3.1 mi
- Moss Spring: 3.3 mi
- Iron Spring: 3.3 mi
- Fern Spring: 3.5 mi
- Barrel Spring: 10.7 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Summit Meadow: 5.4 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- World Heritage Site: 1.5 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 2.5 mi
- Women's Club Building: 2.5 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 16.4 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 19.9 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 7.5 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 22.0 mi
- El Portal Park: 10.6 mi
- Midpines Park: 22.5 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 19.5 mi
- Bennettville: 23.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Eagle Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Clark | ESE 109° | 3,512 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | NE 39° | 3,308 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Bowmaiden | NE 39° | 3,241 m | 10.5 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | ESE 101° | 3,182 m | 10.6 mi |
| Clouds Rest | ENE 78° | 3,028 m | 7.0 mi |
| Sunrise Mountain | ENE 70° | 3,026 m | 9.6 mi |
| The Pinnacles | E 80° | 2,885 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Starr King | ESE 119° | 2,767 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, 1 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/11721524314
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 3 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 4 mi
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