Haystack Peak
Haystack Peak rises to 3,044 m in California. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the east-northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Schofield Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 17 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,044 m
How to reach it
- 17.3 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 23 mi
- Lembert Dome · 24 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 24 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Schofield Peak: 0.9 mi
- Richardson Peak: 1.6 mi
- Michie Peak: 2.0 mi
- Wheeler Peak: 2.6 mi
- Kendrick Peak: 2.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 9.7 mi
- Wapama Falls: 10.5 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 10.5 mi
- Tueeulala Falls: 10.9 mi
- Sardine Falls: 14.4 mi
- Sachse Spring: 8.7 mi
- Box Spring: 12.1 mi
- Shingle Spring: 12.6 mi
- Salt Spring: 15.2 mi
- Doe Springs: 19.3 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 10.6 mi
- Beach 2: 17.6 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 17.7 mi
- Beach 1: 17.8 mi
- East Flange Rock: 10.6 mi
- Dore Cliff: 24.0 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 24.7 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 16.7 mi
- Bridgeport: 19.5 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 21.5 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 17.2 mi
- Indian Arch: 23.8 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 24.2 mi
- Strawberry: 19.0 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 21.3 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 23.4 mi
- Nature Museum: 17.9 mi
- Interpretive Center: 18.0 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 22.3 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 19.9 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 20.0 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 22.9 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Haystack Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Peak | ENE 70° | 3,582 m | 7.9 mi |
| Leavitt Peak | N 8° | 3,516 m | 12.6 mi |
| Hanna Mountain | ENE 62° | 3,491 m | 12.3 mi |
| Flatiron Butte | ENE 59° | 3,470 m | 12.2 mi |
| Crown Point | E 88° | 3,460 m | 12.4 mi |
| Center Mountain | ENE 76° | 3,431 m | 11.0 mi |
| Ehrnbeck Peak | ENE 76° | 3,428 m | 9.5 mi |
| Forsyth Peak | ENE 58° | 3,408 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 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, 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- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 225080 — Haystack Peak, Tuolumne County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358767296
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 27 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 27 mi
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