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Gray Peak

Gray Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Gray Peak rises to 3,526 m in California. Mount Lyell stands 3,993 m to the east-northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 10 miles off.

The story

Gray Peak is an 11,573-foot-elevation (3,527-meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Madera County of northern California, United States. It is situated in Yosemite National Park, approximately 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Yosemite Valley, 1.3 miles (2.1 km) north of Red Peak, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-southeast of Mount Clark. Gray Peak is the fourth-highest peak in the Clark Range, which is a subset of the Sierra Nevada.

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Wikidata Q49033261, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3525.5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.67377, -119.41867

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 51
Historic sites: 18
Attractions: 15
Cliffs: 13
Springs: 12
Picnic sites: 11
Parks: 5
Hot springs: 4
  • free natural hot pool: 19.3 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Gray Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LyellENE 61°3,993 m9.2 mi
Rodgers PeakENE 68°3,956 m9.5 mi
Mount MaclureENE 57°3,933 m9.0 mi
Mount FlorenceNE 51°3,822.9 m7.2 mi
Simmons PeakNE 48°3,804 m9.1 mi
Electra PeakENE 76°3,791.8 m8.9 mi
Parsons PeakNE 40°3,699 m9.4 mi
Foerster PeakE 81°3,676.2 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3719:4420:23
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:1016:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384145505866737367564437
Precip in7.06.55.53.21.90.50.30.20.41.64.05.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, 11 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

OpenStreetMap element node/358795514

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