Hooper Peak
Hooper Peak rises to 2,918 m in California. Mount Conness stands 3,825 m to the east, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterwheel Falls, a waterfall 2.0 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 6.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California
Wikidata Q49037021, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2918 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 8 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 10 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 12 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- V-Tree Dome: 2.1 mi
- Pettit Peak: 2.3 mi
- Wildcat Point: 2.3 mi
- Cold Mountain: 2.3 mi
- West Peak: 2.4 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 2.0 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 2.3 mi
- LeConte Falls: 2.3 mi
- Upper Cathedral Creek Falls: 2.4 mi
- California Falls: 3.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 7.7 mi
- Iron Spring: 15.2 mi
- Jordan Spring: 15.8 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 18.6 mi
- Black Spring: 19.3 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 7.7 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 13.2 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 14.8 mi
- World Heritage Site: 15.6 mi
- John Muir: 15.8 mi
- Dore Cliff: 11.4 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 15.0 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 15.1 mi
- Diving Board: 15.1 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 16.0 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 15.5 mi
- Indian Village: 15.6 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 15.6 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 15.6 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 16.0 mi
- Indian Arch: 13.1 mi
- Upside-Down House: 19.1 mi
- Valley View Parking: 19.7 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 19.7 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 22.3 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Summit Meadow: 21.8 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 5.4 mi
- Danburg Beach: 18.7 mi
- Navy Beach: 24.4 mi
- June Lake Beach: 24.5 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 18.3 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 19.1 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 22.4 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 24.5 mi
- Bennettville: 11.5 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 15.8 mi
- Dog Town: 21.0 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 8.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Hooper Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Conness | E 84° | 3,825 m | 8.2 mi |
| North Peak | ENE 77° | 3,728 m | 8.7 mi |
| White Mountain | E 93° | 3,674 m | 8.8 mi |
| Sheep Peak | ENE 74° | 3,601 m | 7.3 mi |
| Quarry Peak | NNE 24° | 3,402 m | 6.9 mi |
| Doghead Peak | NNE 18° | 3,371 m | 7.1 mi |
| Echo Peak #1 | SSE 156° | 3,330 m | 9.1 mi |
| Ragged Peak | ESE 103° | 3,326.3 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 9 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 1656077 — Hooper Peak, Tuolumne County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358803955
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 16 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 16 mi
- Mono Lake · 25 mi
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