Michie Peak
Michie Peak rises to 3,162 m in California. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the east-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Kendrick Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,162 m
How to reach it
- 18.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 23 mi
- Lembert Dome · 24 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 26 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kendrick Peak: 0.9 mi
- Haystack Peak: 2.0 mi
- Sachse Monument: 2.2 mi
- Schofield Peak: 2.3 mi
- Bigelow Peak: 2.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 7.6 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 12.0 mi
- Wapama Falls: 12.3 mi
- Tueeulala Falls: 12.7 mi
- Sardine Falls: 12.9 mi
- Sachse Spring: 10.6 mi
- Box Spring: 13.6 mi
- Shingle Spring: 14.6 mi
- Salt Spring: 15.0 mi
- Doe Springs: 17.2 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 10.2 mi
- Beach 2: 18.7 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 18.9 mi
- Beach 1: 18.9 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 16.0 mi
- Bridgeport: 17.7 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 19.8 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 19.3 mi
- Strawberry: 20.1 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 23.1 mi
- Nature Museum: 19.8 mi
- Interpretive Center: 19.9 mi
- Mono County Museum: 24.9 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 24.2 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 24.9 mi
- East Flange Rock: 10.3 mi
- Dore Cliff: 23.0 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 16.7 mi
- Indian Arch: 24.6 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 20.6 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 24.5 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 20.9 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 21.3 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Michie Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Peak | ENE 76° | 3,582 m | 6.1 mi |
| Hunewill Peak | ENE 78° | 3,562 m | 11.8 mi |
| Victoria Peak | ENE 76° | 3,561 m | 13.0 mi |
| Walker Mountain | NE 52° | 3,524 m | 12.6 mi |
| Leavitt Peak | N 1° | 3,516 m | 11.2 mi |
| Hanna Mountain | ENE 64° | 3,491 m | 10.3 mi |
| Flatiron Butte | ENE 60° | 3,470 m | 10.2 mi |
| Crown Point | E 95° | 3,460 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 13 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/358770698
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 28 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 28 mi
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