Mount Ansel Adams
Mount Ansel Adams rises to 3,605 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the east, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Foerster Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 12 miles off.
The story
Mount Ansel Adams is a peak in the Sierra Nevada of California with an elevation of 11,766 ft (3,586 m). The summit is in Yosemite National Park near the park's eastern boundary. It lies 0.8 miles (1.3 km) northeast of Foerster Peak and 1.3 miles (2.1 km) west-southwest of Electra Peak at the head of the Lyell Fork of the Merced River. It was named in 1985 for Ansel Adams, the preeminent landscape photographer, conservationist, and member of the board of directors of the Sierra Club, a role he maintained for 37 years.
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Wikidata Q6919416, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3604.5 m
How to reach it
- 12.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 12 mi
- Lembert Dome · 13 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 14 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Foerster Peak: 0.7 mi
- Electra Peak: 1.3 mi
- Long Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Rodgers Peak: 2.3 mi
- Mount Lyell: 2.9 mi
- Florence Falls: 5.6 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 9.5 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 10.8 mi
- Cascade Fall: 11.2 mi
- Minarets Falls: 11.3 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 6.9 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 11.5 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 13.3 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 13.8 mi
- Women's Club Building: 16.0 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 12.6 mi
- Soda Springs: 13.3 mi
- Hartley Springs: 14.0 mi
- Iron Spring: 15.2 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.2 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 10.6 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 11.3 mi
- The Buttresses: 12.2 mi
- Diving Board: 14.5 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 14.7 mi
- Devils Postpile: 11.9 mi
- Perched Boulder: 12.8 mi
- Indian Arch: 15.8 mi
- Upside-Down House: 20.1 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 21.2 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 15.3 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 16.5 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 17.0 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 17.1 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 17.1 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 12.3 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 16.4 mi
- Community Center Park: 16.6 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 17.7 mi
- Trails End Park: 18.6 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 12.4 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- free natural hot pool: 12.6 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.1 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.2 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.3 mi
- Hot Spring: 22.5 mi
- June Lake Beach: 13.5 mi
- Navy Beach: 22.0 mi
- Danburg Beach: 23.3 mi
- Bennettville: 16.6 mi
- Mono Mills: 21.9 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 17.3 mi
- Arch Rock: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Mount Ansel Adams. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | E 98° | 4,007 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Lyell | N 11° | 3,993 m | 2.9 mi |
| Kuna Peak | NNE 27° | 3,958 m | 8.9 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | NE 35° | 3,956 m | 2.3 mi |
| Koip Peak | NNE 29° | 3,954 m | 9.1 mi |
| Banner Peak | E 91° | 3,940 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Maclure | N 1° | 3,933 m | 3.2 mi |
| Blacktop Peak | NE 35° | 3,881 m | 8.1 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 | 07:09 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 274668 — Mount Ansel Adams, Madera County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358802498
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 15 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 16 mi
- Mono Lake · 27 mi
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