Mammoth Peak
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Mammoth Peak rises to 3,685 m in California. Mount Lyell stands 3,993 m to the south, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Ghost Cabin, a historic site 2.0 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 1.8 miles off. 191 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Mammoth Peak is a mountain in the area of Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California. The summit is a class 1-2 cross-country hike that features river crossings and boulder scrambling. The peak lies at the northern end of the Kuna Crest and is close to California State Route 120. From the road, its summit appears rounded and quite rocky. Though Mammoth Peak is not as popular as other nearby peaks, its relatively easily accessed summit affords tremendous views of Mount Gibbs, Mount Dana, and Mount Lewis.
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Wikidata Q27660423, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,685 m
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 2 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 5 mi
- Lembert Dome · 5 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 12 mi
191 named places within 25 miles
- Mount Gibbs: 3.2 mi
- Potter Point: 3.2 mi
- Mount Dana: 3.9 mi
- Mount Lewis: 4.1 mi
- Kuna Peak: 4.2 mi
- Florence Falls: 8.5 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 9.1 mi
- White Cascade: 9.3 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 9.8 mi
- California Falls: 10.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 5.9 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 13.2 mi
- Hartley Springs: 13.6 mi
- Jordan Spring: 14.2 mi
- Iron Spring: 17.6 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 2.0 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 5.9 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 6.3 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 9.7 mi
- Lee Vining: 10.5 mi
- Dore Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 15.3 mi
- Diving Board: 17.0 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 18.5 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 10.7 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 11.3 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 12.9 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 12.9 mi
- Clark Canyon: 19.7 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 10.6 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 18.3 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 19.0 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 19.1 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 19.1 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 17.6 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Upside-Down House: 10.6 mi
- Perched Boulder: 11.5 mi
- South Tufa Area: 14.2 mi
- Navy Beach: 14.5 mi
- Indian Arch: 16.7 mi
- Bennettville: 5.7 mi
- Mono Mills: 16.7 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 17.2 mi
- Dog Town: 22.1 mi
- June Lake Beach: 11.5 mi
- Danburg Beach: 13.0 mi
- Navy Beach: 14.5 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 18.2 mi
- free natural hot pool: 19.4 mi
- Warm Springs: 22.9 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 15.3 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mammoth Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lyell | S 183° | 3,993 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Dana | NE 37° | 3,976 m | 3.9 mi |
| Kuna Peak | SE 134° | 3,958 m | 4.2 mi |
| Koip Peak | SE 131° | 3,954 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Maclure | S 187° | 3,933 m | 7.8 mi |
| Parker Peak | ESE 123° | 3,919 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Gibbs | ENE 62° | 3,893 m | 3.2 mi |
| Blacktop Peak | SE 139° | 3,881 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| 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, 5 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 253537 — Mammoth Peak, Tuolumne County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358795535
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 18 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 18 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 19 mi
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