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Kuna Peak

Kuna Peak rises to 3,958 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the south, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Koip Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.9 miles off.

The story

Kuna Peak is a summit on the boundary between Mono and Tuolumne counties, in the United States, is the highest point on Kuna Crest. With an elevation of 13,008 feet (3,965 m), Kuna Peak is the 146th-highest summit in the state of California, and is the third-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park.

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Wikidata Q18753789, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3958 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.81293, -119.20806

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 36
Springs: 30
Historic sites: 24
  • Ghost Cabin: 3.3 mi
  • Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 7.9 mi
  • Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 8.2 mi
  • California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 9.0 mi
  • Soda Springs Cabin: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 14
Hot springs: 10
  • free natural hot pool: 15.3 mi
  • Hot Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 21.7 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 21.8 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 21.8 mi
Parks: 9
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Perched Boulder: 7.6 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 11.2 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 13.3 mi
  • Navy Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Devils Postpile: 14.6 mi
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Kuna Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RitterS 177°4,007 m8.6 mi
Mount LyellSW 214°3,993 m6.2 mi
Mount DanaN 353°3,976 m6.0 mi
Rodgers PeakSSW 204°3,956 m6.7 mi
Koip PeakE 83°3,954 m0.3 mi
Banner PeakS 175°3,940 m8.1 mi
Mount MaclureSW 220°3,933 m6.2 mi
Parker PeakE 86°3,919 m1.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3619:4420:23
September equinox06:4518:2118:55
December solstice07:1016:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272529344049555349423326
Precip in6.24.04.22.01.70.60.50.50.51.73.14.5

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

OpenStreetMap element node/358806692

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