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Echo Peak #3

Echo Peak #3, seen from above at true elevation

Echo Peak #3 rises to 3,343 m in California. Parsons Peak stands 3,699 m to the southeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Echo Peak #2.5, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 2.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
3343 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.83264, -119.40338

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 49
Historic sites: 14
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 12
  • Indian Arch: 9.1 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 16.6 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 16.6 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 17.8 mi
  • Perched Boulder: 18.4 mi
Museums: 12
Springs: 11
Picnic sites: 7
Parks: 5
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • free natural hot pool: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Echo Peak #3. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Parsons PeakSE 126°3,699 m6.5 mi
Vogelsang PeakSE 142°3,488 m4.8 mi
Fletcher PeakSE 127°3,477 m4.7 mi
Choo-Choo MountainSE 134°3,451.97 m3.0 mi
Rafferty PeakESE 115°3,382 m2.9 mi
CockscombE 79°3,369 m1.0 mi
Johnson PeakE 86°3,369 m3.0 mi
Echo Peak #0NNE 33°3,367 m0.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3719:4520:24
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:1016:0216:43

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, 5 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/8735080821

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