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Mount Conness

Mount Conness, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.96697, -119.32128

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 35
Springs: 22
Historic sites: 21
  • 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
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 10
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Ghost towns: 5
Parks: 5
Picnic sites: 5
Beaches: 4
Nature reserves: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanaSE 130°3,976 m7.2 mi
Mount GibbsSE 136°3,893 m8.6 mi
Excelsior MountainNNE 12°3,791 m4.1 mi
Dunderberg PeakNNE 21°3,774 m7.2 mi
Mount WarrenENE 73°3,758 m5.6 mi
Twin PeaksNNW 346°3,756 m8.3 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakNNW 347°3,731 m8.2 mi
North PeakNNE 19°3,728 m1.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:09
June solstice05:3619:4520:24
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1016:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272529344049555349423326
Precip in6.24.04.22.01.70.60.50.50.51.73.14.5

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796081

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