Mount Florence
Mount Florence rises to 3,823 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the east-southeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Simmons Peak, a peak 1.9 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 9.5 miles off.
The story
Mount Florence is a mountain, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park. Its easiest route is a class 2 scramble. Mount Florence is the tenth highest mountain in Yosemite. Deep in the Yosemite backcountry, Mount Florence is not often climbed, though on the trip, one passes through spectacular scenery, on all approaches.
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Wikidata Q27218316, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3822.9 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 10 mi
- Lembert Dome · 10 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 10 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Simmons Peak: 1.9 mi
- Mount Maclure: 2.0 mi
- Cony Crags: 2.3 mi
- Mount Lyell: 2.4 mi
- Parsons Peak: 2.6 mi
- Florence Falls: 2.3 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 8.5 mi
- Cascade Fall: 9.0 mi
- Tenaya Creek Waterslide: 9.5 mi
- Pywiack Cascade: 10.0 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 9.6 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 10.0 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 10.2 mi
- Women's Club Building: 13.9 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 13.9 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 9.4 mi
- Diving Board: 12.3 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Glacier Point: 14.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 10.0 mi
- Iron Spring: 13.0 mi
- Hartley Springs: 15.2 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 15.7 mi
- Moss Spring: 18.8 mi
- Indian Arch: 13.2 mi
- Perched Boulder: 13.6 mi
- Devils Postpile: 14.9 mi
- Upside-Down House: 18.5 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 19.3 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 13.3 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 14.4 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 14.8 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 14.8 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 14.9 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 13.1 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 18.6 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 19.1 mi
- Community Center Park: 19.2 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 20.2 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 15.1 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- free natural hot pool: 15.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 21.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 21.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 21.6 mi
- Hot Spring: 24.9 mi
- June Lake Beach: 14.1 mi
- Navy Beach: 21.3 mi
- Danburg Beach: 21.4 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 22.4 mi
- Bennettville: 14.0 mi
- Mono Mills: 22.0 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 14.2 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Arch Rock: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Mount Florence. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | ESE 119° | 4,007 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Lyell | E 91° | 3,993 m | 2.4 mi |
| Kuna Peak | NE 49° | 3,958 m | 7.8 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | ESE 108° | 3,956 m | 3.4 mi |
| Koip Peak | NE 51° | 3,954 m | 8.1 mi |
| Banner Peak | ESE 114° | 3,940 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Maclure | E 82° | 3,933 m | 2.0 mi |
| Parker Peak | NE 55° | 3,919 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 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, 10 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 260214 — Mount Florence, Madera County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358797817
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 13 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 14 mi
- Mono Lake · 25 mi
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