Elbow Hill
Elbow Hill rises to 2,827 m in California. Mount Conness stands 3,825 m to the east, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Cold Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49027498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,827 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 7 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 9 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 9 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cold Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Sheep Peak: 3.5 mi
- Wildcat Point: 3.6 mi
- Ragged Peak: 3.7 mi
- Hooper Peak: 3.8 mi
- LeConte Falls: 4.2 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 4.3 mi
- California Falls: 4.3 mi
- White Cascade: 4.4 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 4.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 6.7 mi
- Jordan Spring: 12.0 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 14.7 mi
- Rancheria Gulch Spring: 17.4 mi
- Iron Spring: 17.7 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 6.7 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 9.7 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 12.3 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 14.1 mi
- Lee Vining: 15.5 mi
- Dore Cliff: 7.6 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 16.6 mi
- Diving Board: 17.5 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 17.7 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 17.9 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 15.4 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 18.3 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 18.3 mi
- Indian Village: 18.3 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 18.4 mi
- Upside-Down House: 15.5 mi
- Indian Arch: 15.7 mi
- South Tufa Area: 20.5 mi
- Navy Beach: 21.0 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 21.8 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 7.4 mi
- Danburg Beach: 14.9 mi
- Navy Beach: 20.8 mi
- June Lake Beach: 21.9 mi
- Bennettville: 8.1 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 12.4 mi
- Dog Town: 17.7 mi
- Mono Mills: 24.8 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 14.5 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 15.4 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 18.8 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 22.0 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 11.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Elbow Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Conness | E 93° | 3,825 m | 4.4 mi |
| Excelsior Mountain | NE 55° | 3,791 m | 6.5 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NNE 17° | 3,756 m | 8.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks-East Peak | NNE 19° | 3,731 m | 8.2 mi |
| North Peak | E 80° | 3,728 m | 4.9 mi |
| White Mountain | ESE 108° | 3,674 m | 5.3 mi |
| Whorl Mountain | N 8° | 3,667 m | 7.2 mi |
| Virginia Peak | NNE 20° | 3,657 m | 7.0 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 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 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, 7 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/358803898
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 18 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 19 mi
- Mono Lake · 22 mi
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