Mount Hoffmann
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Mount Hoffmann rises to 3,308 m in California. Cockscomb stands 3,369 m to the east, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is The Bowmaiden, a peak 1.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 2.0 miles off. 171 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Mount Hoffmann is a prominent peak in northeastern Mariposa County in the center of Yosemite National Park, California, United States. It rises above May Lake and is a day hike of 6.2 miles (10.0 km) (one-way) from Tioga Pass Road. The mountain is named for the cartographer Charles F. Hoffmann, who was part of the California Geological Survey of the Sierra Nevada.
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Wikidata Q6921216, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,308 m
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 3 mi
- Lembert Dome · 9 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 13 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 15 mi
171 named places within 25 miles
- The Bowmaiden: 1.5 mi
- Tuolumne Peak: 2.4 mi
- Stately Pleasure Dome: 2.9 mi
- Olmsted Point: 3.0 mi
- Harlequin Dome: 3.1 mi
- Quaking Aspen Falls: 3.2 mi
- Tenaya Creek Waterslide: 3.6 mi
- Pywiack Cascade: 4.3 mi
- Snow Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Upper Cathedral Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 7.9 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 8.0 mi
- Indian Village: 8.0 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 8.0 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 8.3 mi
- Diving Board: 7.4 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 7.5 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 8.7 mi
- Glacier Point: 8.7 mi
- Iron Spring: 7.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 8.2 mi
- Black Spring: 12.0 mi
- Moss Spring: 12.2 mi
- Fern Spring: 12.4 mi
- World Heritage Site: 8.0 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 8.2 mi
- Women's Club Building: 8.3 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 8.3 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 15.5 mi
- Indian Arch: 5.4 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 12.5 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 17.0 mi
- Merced Grove: 19.2 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 19.2 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Summit Meadow: 14.3 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 19.3 mi
- El Portal Park: 19.2 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 22.7 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 23.2 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 23.9 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 12.0 mi
- Danburg Beach: 23.5 mi
- June Lake Beach: 24.4 mi
- Bennettville: 15.0 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 22.7 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 1.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Hoffmann. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cockscomb | E 96° | 3,369 m | 6.9 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | E 99° | 3,328 m | 5.9 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | NE 36° | 3,309 m | 2.4 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | E 89° | 3,308 m | 5.7 mi |
| Unicorn Peak | E 91° | 3,299 m | 7.0 mi |
| Eichorn Pinnacle | E 89° | 3,267 m | 5.6 mi |
| The Bowmaiden | NE 36° | 3,241 m | 1.5 mi |
| Tresidder Peak | ESE 103° | 3,231 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:02 | 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 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, 8 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/358795525
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 8 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 9 mi
- Mono Lake · 30 mi
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