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Fletcher Peak

Fletcher Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Fletcher Peak rises to 3,477 m in California. Mount Lyell stands 3,993 m to the southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Vogelsang Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.8 miles off.

The story

Fletcher Peak is an 11,410-foot-elevation (3,480-meter) mountain summit located in Yosemite National Park, in Mariposa County, California, United States. It is situated south of Tuolumne Meadows in the Cathedral Range which is a sub-range of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The mountain rises one mile (1.6 km) south of Tuolumne Pass, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) northeast of proximate parent Vogelsang Peak and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) northwest of line parent Parsons Peak. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,250 feet (380 meters) above Fletcher Lake in 0.38 miles (0.61 km). Precipitation runoff from this landform drains south to the Merced River via Fletcher Creek.

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Wikidata Q47496351, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3477 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.79180, -119.33522

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 47
Historic sites: 20
Springs: 15
Cliffs: 15
Attractions: 9
  • Indian Arch: 12.0 mi
  • Perched Boulder: 14.3 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 16.5 mi
  • Devils Postpile: 17.9 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 19.0 mi
Parks: 9
Picnic sites: 7
Beaches: 4
Hot springs: 4
  • free natural hot pool: 18.6 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 24.7 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 24.7 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Fletcher Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LyellSE 136°3,993 m5.0 mi
Kuna PeakENE 78°3,958 m7.1 mi
Rodgers PeakSE 137°3,956 m6.3 mi
Koip PeakENE 78°3,954 m7.4 mi
Mount MaclureSE 138°3,933 m4.5 mi
Mount FlorenceSSE 164°3,822.9 m3.7 mi
Simmons PeakSE 134°3,804 m3.1 mi
Electra PeakSE 146°3,791.8 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3619:4420:23
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1016:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 6 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 253467 — Fletcher Peak, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358795506

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