Gray Peak
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
- 3,525.5 m
How to reach it
- 10.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 10 mi
- Lembert Dome · 15 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 16 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Peak: 1.5 mi
- Mount Clark: 1.7 mi
- Obelisk Lake Peak: 1.9 mi
- Ottoway Peak: 2.6 mi
- Quartzite Peak: 2.9 mi
- Cascade Fall: 5.5 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 5.7 mi
- Florence Falls: 6.6 mi
- Nevada Fall: 7.2 mi
- Silver Apron: 7.6 mi
- Women's Club Building: 9.3 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 9.4 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 10.1 mi
- World Heritage Site: 10.6 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 14.4 mi
- Indian Arch: 10.2 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 14.0 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 15.4 mi
- Mariposa Welcome Plaza: 16.4 mi
- Devils Postpile: 18.6 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 5.0 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Diving Board: 8.2 mi
- Glacier Point: 9.3 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Summit Meadow: 12.8 mi
- Gold Rush BBQ: 18.3 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 8.6 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 9.9 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 10.6 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 10.6 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 10.6 mi
- Iron Spring: 8.8 mi
- Moss Spring: 13.5 mi
- Black Spring: 13.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 13.8 mi
- Soda Springs: 14.4 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 19.8 mi
- El Portal Park: 20.1 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 23.3 mi
- Community Center Park: 23.9 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 24.8 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 13.3 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 19.3 mi
- free natural hot pool: 19.3 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 23.7 mi
- June Lake Beach: 20.9 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 24.6 mi
- Arch Rock: 17.7 mi
- Bennettville: 20.2 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 24.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lyell | ENE 61° | 3,993 m | 9.2 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | ENE 68° | 3,956 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Maclure | ENE 57° | 3,933 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Florence | NE 51° | 3,823 m | 7.2 mi |
| Simmons Peak | NE 48° | 3,804 m | 9.1 mi |
| Electra Peak | ENE 76° | 3,792 m | 8.9 mi |
| Parsons Peak | NE 40° | 3,699 m | 9.4 mi |
| Foerster Peak | E 81° | 3,676 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795514
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 8 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 9 mi
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