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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. 189 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

About

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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3,477 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.79180, -119.33522

Overlooks nearby

Around it

189 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
Waterfalls: 45
Historic sites: 19
Cliffs: 15
Springs: 13
Museums: 10
Parks: 9
Attractions: 8
  • Indian Arch: 12.0 mi
  • Perched Boulder: 14.3 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 16.5 mi
  • Devils Postpile: 17.9 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Hot springs: 2
  • free natural hot pool: 18.6 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fletcher Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LyellSE3,993 m5.0 mi
Kuna PeakENE3,958 m7.1 mi
Rodgers PeakSE3,956 m6.3 mi
Koip PeakENE3,954 m7.4 mi
Mount MaclureSE3,933 m4.5 mi
Mount FlorenceSSE3,823 m3.7 mi
Simmons PeakSE3,804 m3.1 mi
Electra PeakSE3,792 m7.2 mi
Conditions

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.

In the park

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).

Sources

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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