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Electra Peak

Electra Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Electra Peak rises to 3,792 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the east-southeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Ansel Adams, a peak 1.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 12 miles off.

The story

Electra Peak is a mountain, broadly in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park, if far, from the road. Electra Peak is the 14th highest mountain in Yosemite National Park. Electra Peak may have been named for a play called Electra.

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Wikidata Q49027520, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3791.8 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.70532, -119.26021

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 43
Historic sites: 23
Springs: 21
Cliffs: 16
Attractions: 10
  • Devils Postpile: 11.1 mi
  • Perched Boulder: 11.6 mi
  • Indian Arch: 16.8 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 19.1 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 20.7 mi
Museums: 10
Parks: 9
Picnic sites: 7
Hot springs: 7
  • free natural hot pool: 11.8 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.7 mi
  • Hot Spring: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 18.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Electra Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RitterESE 109°4,007 m3.5 mi
Mount LyellNNW 345°3,993 m2.4 mi
Kuna PeakNNE 21°3,958 m8.0 mi
Rodgers PeakN 6°3,956 m1.4 mi
Koip PeakNNE 23°3,954 m8.1 mi
Banner PeakE 100°3,940 m3.6 mi
Mount MaclureNNW 337°3,933 m2.9 mi
Parker PeakNNE 29°3,919 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3619:4420:23
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:0916:0116:42

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, 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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358797693

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