Forsyth Peak
Forsyth Peak rises to 3,408 m in California. Cleaver Peak stands 3,617 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Keyes Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 21 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,408.3 m
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
- 29.5 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 23 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 24 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 24 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Keyes Peak: 1.3 mi
- The Watchtower: 2.0 mi
- Tower Peak: 2.0 mi
- Craig Peak: 2.3 mi
- Bigelow Peak: 2.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 3.4 mi
- Sardine Falls: 10.7 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 11.0 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 11.2 mi
- Silver Falls: 13.0 mi
- Doe Springs: 12.7 mi
- Buck Springs: 12.9 mi
- Sachse Spring: 15.2 mi
- Salt Spring: 16.3 mi
- Box Spring: 17.7 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 14.6 mi
- Little Bodie Monument: 21.5 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 22.5 mi
- Strawberry: 23.7 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 23.9 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 10.0 mi
- Beach 2: 22.4 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 22.4 mi
- Beach 1: 22.5 mi
- Mono County Museum: 20.2 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 20.3 mi
- Nature Museum: 24.1 mi
- Interpretive Center: 24.1 mi
- East Flange Rock: 11.9 mi
- Dore Cliff: 20.5 mi
- Locomotive Point: 24.8 mi
- Bridgeport: 14.1 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 16.2 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 16.5 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 18.3 mi
- Dog Town: 20.8 mi
- Bennettville: 23.1 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 17.3 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 21.3 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 21.2 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 22.1 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 23.8 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Forsyth Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaver Peak | ESE 110° | 3,617 m | 10.7 mi |
| Blacksmith Peak | ESE 109° | 3,616 m | 10.6 mi |
| Eagle Peak | E 81° | 3,603 m | 9.5 mi |
| Tower Peak | ESE 116° | 3,582 m | 2.0 mi |
| Hunewill Peak | E 89° | 3,562 m | 7.5 mi |
| Victoria Peak | E 85° | 3,561 m | 8.6 mi |
| The Sawblade | ESE 110° | 3,560 m | 10.9 mi |
| Eocene Peak | ESE 111° | 3,529 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 18 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 223692 — Forsyth Peak, Tuolumne County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358766025
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 29 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 30 mi
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