Mount Conness
Mount Conness rises to 3,825 m in California. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is North Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
Mount Conness is a 12,590 foot (3,840 m) mountain in the Sierra Nevada range, to the west of the Hall Natural Area. Conness is on the boundary between the Inyo National Forest and Yosemite National Park. The Conness Glacier lies north of the summit.
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Wikidata Q3321784, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3825 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 5 mi
- Lembert Dome · 6 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 7 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Peak: 1.1 mi
- Sheep Peak: 1.5 mi
- White Mountain: 1.5 mi
- False White Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Ragged Peak: 2.9 mi
- White Cascade: 6.7 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 6.7 mi
- California Falls: 7.4 mi
- LeConte Falls: 7.7 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 8.0 mi
- Soda Springs: 6.6 mi
- Jordan Spring: 8.6 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 10.6 mi
- Rancheria Gulch Spring: 13.9 mi
- Coyote Spring: 16.6 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 5.3 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 6.6 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 9.1 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 10.3 mi
- Lee Vining: 11.0 mi
- Dore Cliff: 3.5 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 17.8 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 19.2 mi
- Diving Board: 19.6 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 20.6 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 11.0 mi
- Mono County Museum: 20.6 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 20.7 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 20.9 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 20.9 mi
- Upside-Down House: 11.0 mi
- South Tufa Area: 16.1 mi
- Navy Beach: 16.5 mi
- Indian Arch: 18.3 mi
- Perched Boulder: 18.6 mi
- Bennettville: 3.9 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 10.2 mi
- Dog Town: 15.6 mi
- Mono Mills: 20.5 mi
- Bodie: 23.9 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 10.3 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 11.0 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 14.3 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 18.5 mi
- Bodie State Historic Park: 24.1 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Danburg Beach: 10.6 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 11.6 mi
- Navy Beach: 16.4 mi
- June Lake Beach: 18.2 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 15.0 mi
- Warm Springs: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Mount Conness. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dana | SE 130° | 3,976 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Gibbs | SE 136° | 3,893 m | 8.6 mi |
| Excelsior Mountain | NNE 12° | 3,791 m | 4.1 mi |
| Dunderberg Peak | NNE 21° | 3,774 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Warren | ENE 73° | 3,758 m | 5.6 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NNW 346° | 3,756 m | 8.3 mi |
| Twin Peaks-East Peak | NNW 347° | 3,731 m | 8.2 mi |
| North Peak | NNE 19° | 3,728 m | 1.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| 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, 6 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/358796081
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 17 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 20 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 21 mi
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