Electra Peak
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
- 3,791.8 m
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 12 mi
- Lembert Dome · 13 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 14 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Ansel Adams: 1.3 mi
- Rodgers Peak: 1.4 mi
- Foerster Peak: 2.0 mi
- Mount Davis: 2.3 mi
- Mount Lyell: 2.4 mi
- Florence Falls: 6.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 8.2 mi
- Minarets Falls: 10.4 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 11.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.0 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 7.3 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 10.8 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 12.6 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 13.3 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 15.6 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 11.8 mi
- Hartley Springs: 12.7 mi
- Soda Springs: 13.3 mi
- Iron Spring: 16.3 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
- The Buttresses: 11.5 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 11.6 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 12.4 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 14.4 mi
- Diving Board: 15.6 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 16.5 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 17.0 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 17.6 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 18.1 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 18.1 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 11.0 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 15.4 mi
- Community Center Park: 15.6 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 16.7 mi
- Trails End Park: 17.6 mi
- 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
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 11.4 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- free natural hot pool: 11.8 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 22.9 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 23.8 mi
- June Lake Beach: 12.2 mi
- Navy Beach: 20.9 mi
- Danburg Beach: 22.4 mi
- Bennettville: 16.0 mi
- Mono Mills: 20.7 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 18.0 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | ESE 109° | 4,007 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Lyell | NNW 345° | 3,993 m | 2.4 mi |
| Kuna Peak | NNE 21° | 3,958 m | 8.0 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | N 6° | 3,956 m | 1.4 mi |
| Koip Peak | NNE 23° | 3,954 m | 8.1 mi |
| Banner Peak | E 100° | 3,940 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Maclure | NNW 337° | 3,933 m | 2.9 mi |
| Parker Peak | NNE 29° | 3,919 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| 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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797693
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 16 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 17 mi
- Mono Lake · 25 mi
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