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. 203 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
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
- 3,958 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 6 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 8 mi
- Lembert Dome · 9 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 15 mi
203 named places within 25 miles
- Koip Peak: 0.3 mi
- Parker Peak: 1.3 mi
- Blacktop Peak: 1.5 mi
- Mount Lewis: 2.3 mi
- Mount Wood: 2.3 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 5.6 mi
- Florence Falls: 8.9 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 13.1 mi
- White Cascade: 13.3 mi
- Minarets Falls: 13.6 mi
- Hartley Springs: 9.7 mi
- Soda Springs: 9.8 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 14.8 mi
- Big Springs: 15.2 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 15.3 mi
- 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
- Dore Cliff: 12.9 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 15.2 mi
- The Buttresses: 15.4 mi
- The Alcove: 16.2 mi
- The Wave: 16.2 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 7.4 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 11.2 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 12.5 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 14.5 mi
- Clark Canyon: 16.2 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 11.2 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 18.2 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 20.0 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 20.9 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 21.1 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 13.5 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- 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
- free natural hot pool: 15.3 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 21.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 21.8 mi
- Warm Springs: 22.2 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 23.2 mi
- June Lake Beach: 7.8 mi
- Navy Beach: 13.5 mi
- Danburg Beach: 14.5 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 22.4 mi
- Bennettville: 9.1 mi
- Mono Mills: 14.5 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 20.2 mi
- Dog Town: 24.7 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kuna Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | S 177° | 4,007 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Lyell | SW 214° | 3,993 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Dana | N 353° | 3,976 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | SSW 204° | 3,956 m | 6.7 mi |
| Koip Peak | E 83° | 3,954 m | 0.3 mi |
| Banner Peak | S 175° | 3,940 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Maclure | SW 220° | 3,933 m | 6.2 mi |
| Parker Peak | E 86° | 3,919 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| 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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358806692
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 18 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 19 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 21 mi
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