Lee Vining Peak
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Lee Vining Peak rises to 3,565 m in California. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the south-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mono Dome, a peak 1.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
Lee Vining Peak is an 11,690-foot-elevation (3,560-meter) summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States. The mountain is set within the Hoover Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. The peak is situated north of Lee Vining Canyon, and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) southeast of Mount Warren, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 5,300 feet (1,600 meters) above Mono Lake in less than four miles (6.4 km), and 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) above Lee Vining Creek in two miles (3.2 km).
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Wikidata Q49043877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3565 m
How to reach it
- 5.3 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 5 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 8 mi
- Lembert Dome · 10 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mono Dome: 1.7 mi
- Mount Warren: 1.8 mi
- Tioga Peak: 3.1 mi
- Gilcrest Peak: 3.2 mi
- Mount Scowden: 4.2 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 4.6 mi
- Jordan Spring: 5.8 mi
- Rancheria Gulch Spring: 9.6 mi
- Soda Springs: 11.2 mi
- Coyote Spring: 11.9 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 12.8 mi
- White Cascade: 12.8 mi
- California Falls: 13.7 mi
- LeConte Falls: 14.2 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 14.5 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 2.7 mi
- Lee Vining: 4.5 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 5.6 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 8.0 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 8.4 mi
- Dore Cliff: 4.0 mi
- The Alcove: 20.0 mi
- The Wave: 20.1 mi
- Bodie Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Locomotive Point: 21.7 mi
- Upside-Down House: 4.4 mi
- South Tufa Area: 9.5 mi
- Navy Beach: 10.0 mi
- Perched Boulder: 14.8 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 18.9 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 4.3 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 4.4 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 7.7 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 14.9 mi
- Bodie State Historic Park: 19.6 mi
- Bennettville: 4.2 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 9.5 mi
- Dog Town: 13.7 mi
- Mono Mills: 14.3 mi
- Bodie: 19.4 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 19.3 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 19.7 mi
- Mono County Museum: 19.7 mi
- Danburg Beach: 4.5 mi
- Navy Beach: 9.9 mi
- June Lake Beach: 14.2 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 18.0 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 23.1 mi
- Warm Springs: 16.4 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Lee Vining Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dana | SSW 194° | 3,976 m | 5.2 mi |
| Kuna Peak | S 183° | 3,958 m | 11.0 mi |
| Koip Peak | S 181° | 3,954 m | 11.0 mi |
| Parker Peak | S 176° | 3,919 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Gibbs | S 186° | 3,893 m | 6.6 mi |
| Blacktop Peak | S 179° | 3,881 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Wood | S 171° | 3,858 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Conness | W 267° | 3,825 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEE Vining, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798485
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 11 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 25 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 26 mi
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