Johnson Peak
Johnson Peak rises to 3,369 m in California. Mount Maclure stands 3,933 m to the south-southeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rafferty Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 2.7 miles off. 177 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Johnson Peak is the highest mountain, in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park. Johnson Peak is made of eroded granite. At 85 Ma, the Johnson Granite Porphyry is the youngest granite rock in the Yosemite National Park, though the entire peak formed beneath the Earth's crust. It broached the surface much later, via subduction. Despite it being a fairly easy hike, Johnson Peak climbed less frequently than its many neighbors. Yet from summit, there are views of those same mountains, particularly Unicorn Peak, Cockscomb Peak, Echo Peaks and Matthes Crest. To the north and east, you can also see Mount Conness, Mount Dana and Mammoth Peak, and to the southeast you can see Mount Maclure and Mount Lyell.
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Wikidata Q49040091, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,369 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 3 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 5 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 7 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 8 mi
177 named places within 25 miles
- Rafferty Peak: 1.5 mi
- Unicorn Peak: 1.9 mi
- Cockscomb: 2.0 mi
- Choo-Choo Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Puppy Dome: 2.8 mi
- Florence Falls: 5.6 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 6.1 mi
- White Cascade: 6.3 mi
- Tenaya Creek Waterslide: 6.9 mi
- California Falls: 7.5 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 3.1 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 6.9 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 9.8 mi
- Women's Club Building: 13.9 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 14.0 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 9.5 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 10.9 mi
- Dore Cliff: 11.8 mi
- Diving Board: 12.3 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 3.1 mi
- Iron Spring: 12.9 mi
- Jordan Spring: 17.0 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 17.1 mi
- Hartley Springs: 17.5 mi
- Indian Arch: 11.9 mi
- Upside-Down House: 15.1 mi
- Perched Boulder: 15.5 mi
- South Tufa Area: 19.0 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 19.3 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 13.6 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 14.2 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 14.3 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 14.3 mi
- Indian Village: 14.4 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 15.1 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 15.2 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 16.8 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 17.7 mi
- Community Center Park: 23.7 mi
- Bennettville: 8.5 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 19.3 mi
- Mono Mills: 21.5 mi
- Dog Town: 24.5 mi
- June Lake Beach: 15.6 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 15.9 mi
- Danburg Beach: 17.0 mi
- Navy Beach: 19.3 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 10.6 mi
- free natural hot pool: 21.2 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Johnson Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Maclure | SSE 149° | 3,933 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Florence | SSE 165° | 3,823 m | 6.8 mi |
| Simmons Peak | SSE 150° | 3,804 m | 6.0 mi |
| Parsons Peak | SSE 151° | 3,699 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mammoth Peak | ENE 74° | 3,685 m | 4.9 mi |
| False White Mountain | NNE 23° | 3,655 m | 7.6 mi |
| Amelia Earhart Peak | SE 136° | 3,648 m | 4.8 mi |
| Vogelsang Peak | S 181° | 3,488 m | 4.0 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 | 19:44 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
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, 3 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 254838 — Johnson Peak, Tuolumne County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796117
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 13 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 14 mi
- Mono Lake · 22 mi
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