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. 176 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q49037021, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,918 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
176 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
- Women's Club Building: 16.0 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 Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 19.7 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 22.3 mi
- South Tufa Area: 24.1 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 25 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 |
| Ragged Peak | ESE 103° | 3,326 m | 6.5 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | S 188° | 3,309 m | 5.5 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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