Eocene Peak
Eocene Peak rises to 3,529 m in California. Excelsior Mountain stands 3,791 m to the southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is The Outpost, a peak 0.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 16 miles off.
The story
Eocene Peak is a granitic summit with an elevation of 11,569 feet (3,526 m) located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in northern California, United States. The summit is situated on the common boundary shared by Yosemite National Park with Hoover Wilderness, as well as the common border of Mono County and Tuolumne County. The peak is set approximately three miles southwest of Twin Lakes, 1.3 mile southeast of Kettle Peak, and one mile south of The Incredible Hulk. The nearest town is Bridgeport, 15 miles to the northeast. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 2,000 feet (610 meters) above Piute Creek in one mile. The first ascent of the summit was made July 16, 1932, by Richard M. Leonard and Herbert B. Blanks. This landform's name has not been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, so the feature is not labeled on USGS maps.
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Wikidata Q112168973, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3528.6 m
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 16 mi
- Lembert Dome · 16 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 17 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Outpost: 0.5 mi
- Blacksmith Peak: 0.9 mi
- The Incredible Hulk: 0.9 mi
- Mount Walt: 0.9 mi
- Cleaver Peak: 1.1 mi
- Jordan Spring: 11.6 mi
- Buck Springs: 11.9 mi
- Doe Springs: 12.3 mi
- The Hot Springs: 13.4 mi
- The Hot Springs: 13.4 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 2.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 10.3 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 12.7 mi
- LeConte Falls: 12.9 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 10.0 mi
- Little Bodie Monument: 12.8 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 14.2 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 15.3 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 16.1 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 16.1 mi
- Bridgeport: 18.1 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 19.0 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 20.8 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 22.2 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 8.9 mi
- Dog Town: 12.5 mi
- Bennettville: 14.4 mi
- Bodie: 23.0 mi
- Masonic: 24.0 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 14.8 mi
- Upside-Down House: 19.1 mi
- South Tufa Area: 23.9 mi
- Indian Arch: 24.1 mi
- Navy Beach: 24.4 mi
- Dore Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Locomotive Point: 18.7 mi
- East Flange Rock: 21.5 mi
- Bodie Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Mono County Museum: 14.3 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 14.4 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 19.0 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 22.9 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 8.6 mi
- Danburg Beach: 16.4 mi
- Navy Beach: 24.2 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 16.8 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 19.8 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Eocene Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Mountain | SE 134° | 3,791 m | 8.2 mi |
| Dunderberg Peak | ESE 111° | 3,774 m | 8.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks | ESE 119° | 3,756 m | 3.4 mi |
| Matterhorn Peak | ESE 120° | 3,749.3 m | 2.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks-East Peak | ESE 118° | 3,731 m | 3.7 mi |
| The Dragtooth | ESE 113° | 3,695.4 m | 1.7 mi |
| Whorl Mountain | SE 145° | 3,667 m | 2.9 mi |
| Virginia Peak | SE 134° | 3,657 m | 4.2 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 | 20:25 |
| 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: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7929424261
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 23 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 27 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 27 mi
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