Epidote Peak
Epidote Peak rises to 3,340 m in California. Mount Conness stands 3,825 m to the south, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Page Peaks West, a peak 0.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 11 miles off.
The story
Epidote Peak is a 10,964-foot-elevation (3,342-meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States. The mountain is set in the Hoover Wilderness on land managed by Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest. The peak is situated one mile outside the boundary of Yosemite National Park, approximately one mile east of line parent Camiaca Peak, and 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west of Dunderberg Peak. Topographic relief is significant as the north aspect rises 1,500 feet (460 meters) above East Lake in one-half mile. The first ascent of Epidote Peak was made by several Sierra Club members in 1917. This landform's toponym, which refers to the greenish mineral epidote present here, has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and has been in print since at least 1919.
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Wikidata Q49028155, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3340.2 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 10 mi
- Lembert Dome · 12 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 13 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Page Peaks West: 0.6 mi
- Page Peaks East: 0.6 mi
- Gabbro Peak: 1.1 mi
- Camiaca Peak: 1.1 mi
- Dunderberg Peak: 1.7 mi
- Jordan Spring: 5.1 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 9.4 mi
- Rancheria Gulch Spring: 10.0 mi
- The Hot Springs: 12.4 mi
- The Hot Springs: 12.4 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 6.8 mi
- White Cascade: 12.2 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 12.3 mi
- California Falls: 12.4 mi
- LeConte Falls: 12.4 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 7.7 mi
- Little Bodie Monument: 9.0 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 9.1 mi
- Lee Vining: 12.4 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 12.4 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 4.3 mi
- Bennettville: 8.8 mi
- Dog Town: 9.6 mi
- Bodie: 19.1 mi
- Mono Mills: 22.3 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 9.3 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 12.2 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 15.4 mi
- Bodie State Historic Park: 19.3 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 23.0 mi
- Upside-Down House: 12.3 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 13.9 mi
- South Tufa Area: 17.1 mi
- Navy Beach: 17.5 mi
- Perched Boulder: 22.9 mi
- Dore Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Locomotive Point: 17.6 mi
- Bodie Bluff: 19.9 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 24.0 mi
- Danburg Beach: 9.7 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 12.3 mi
- Navy Beach: 17.4 mi
- June Lake Beach: 22.4 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 12.2 mi
- Mono County Museum: 14.2 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 14.2 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 19.0 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 20.8 mi
- Warm Springs: 21.8 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 20.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Epidote Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Conness | S 188° | 3,825 m | 6.5 mi |
| Excelsior Mountain | S 181° | 3,791 m | 2.4 mi |
| Dunderberg Peak | ENE 78° | 3,774 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mount Warren | SE 137° | 3,758 m | 6.5 mi |
| Twin Peaks | WNW 300° | 3,756 m | 3.4 mi |
| Matterhorn Peak | WNW 299° | 3,749.3 m | 4.8 mi |
| Twin Peaks-East Peak | WNW 301° | 3,731 m | 3.1 mi |
| North Peak | S 186° | 3,728 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEE Vining, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1656001 — Epidote Peak, Mono County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358803906
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 16 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 26 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 27 mi
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