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Excelsior Mountain

Excelsior Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Excelsior Mountain rises to 3,791 m in California. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the south-southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 8.2 miles off.

The story

Excelsior Mountain is the 21st-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park, on the northeastern border of Yosemite. It is the next high peak, north of Mount Conness. Excelsior Mountain is mostly made of rust-colored metamorphic rock, similar to Mount Dana, which is also close.

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Wikidata Q49028344, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3791 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.02465, -119.30542

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 29
Springs: 27
Historic sites: 21
  • California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 7.1 mi
  • Avalanche of 1911: 7.9 mi
  • Soda Springs Cabin: 10.6 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 10.9 mi
  • Lee Vining: 11.2 mi
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Upside-Down House: 11.1 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 16.1 mi
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Navy Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Perched Boulder: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Parks: 5
Beaches: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Warm Springs: 21.8 mi
  • Fales Hot Spring: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Excelsior Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanaSSE 152°3,976 m9.8 mi
Mount ConnessSSW 192°3,825 m4.1 mi
Dunderberg PeakNNE 31°3,774 m3.2 mi
Mount WarrenESE 118°3,758 m5.1 mi
Twin PeaksNW 325°3,756 m5.0 mi
Matterhorn PeakNW 319°3,749.3 m6.3 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakNNW 327°3,731 m4.8 mi
North PeakS 190°3,728 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:09
June solstice05:3619:4520:24
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1116:0016:42

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797754

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