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North Peak

North Peak, seen from above at true elevation

North Peak rises to 3,728 m in California. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the southeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Conness, a peak 1.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.8 miles off.

The story

North Peak is an alpine peak just north of Mount Conness in the Sierra Nevada. The summit is to the west of the Hall Natural Area and on the boundary between the Inyo National Forest and Yosemite National Park. North Peak is in Tuolumne County in eastern California in the southwestern United States.

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Wikidata Q14683509, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3728 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.98224, -119.31470

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 33
Springs: 24
Historic sites: 21
  • California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 5.4 mi
  • Soda Springs Cabin: 7.7 mi
  • Avalanche of 1911: 9.4 mi
  • Ghost Cabin: 9.8 mi
  • Lee Vining: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 10
Attractions: 6
  • Upside-Down House: 10.8 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 15.9 mi
  • Navy Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Perched Boulder: 19.0 mi
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Parks: 5
Picnic sites: 5
Beaches: 4
Nature reserves: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Warm Springs: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of North Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanaSE 138°3,976 m7.6 mi
Mount GibbsSE 142°3,893 m9.2 mi
Mount ConnessSSW 199°3,825 m1.1 mi
Excelsior MountainN 10°3,791 m3.0 mi
Dunderberg PeakNNE 21°3,774 m6.1 mi
Mount WarrenE 84°3,758 m5.0 mi
Twin PeaksNNW 341°3,756 m7.4 mi
Matterhorn PeakNNW 335°3,749.3 m8.5 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 50–80 °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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796187

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