North Peak
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
- 5.8 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 5 mi
- Lembert Dome · 7 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 7 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Conness: 1.1 mi
- Sheep Peak: 1.4 mi
- White Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Excelsior Mountain: 3.0 mi
- False White Mountain: 3.4 mi
- White Cascade: 7.7 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 7.7 mi
- California Falls: 8.2 mi
- LeConte Falls: 8.5 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 8.7 mi
- Jordan Spring: 7.6 mi
- Soda Springs: 7.7 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 9.9 mi
- Rancheria Gulch Spring: 13.0 mi
- Coyote Spring: 15.7 mi
- 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
- Dore Cliff: 2.7 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 18.9 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 20.3 mi
- Diving Board: 20.7 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 21.6 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 10.7 mi
- Mono County Museum: 19.5 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 19.5 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 21.9 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 21.9 mi
- 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
- Bennettville: 4.3 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 9.1 mi
- Dog Town: 14.5 mi
- Mono Mills: 20.4 mi
- Bodie: 22.9 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 9.7 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 10.7 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 14.1 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 19.0 mi
- Bodie State Historic Park: 23.1 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Danburg Beach: 10.0 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 11.7 mi
- Navy Beach: 16.2 mi
- June Lake Beach: 18.7 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 15.9 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dana | SE 138° | 3,976 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Gibbs | SE 142° | 3,893 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Conness | SSW 199° | 3,825 m | 1.1 mi |
| Excelsior Mountain | N 10° | 3,791 m | 3.0 mi |
| Dunderberg Peak | NNE 21° | 3,774 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Warren | E 84° | 3,758 m | 5.0 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NNW 341° | 3,756 m | 7.4 mi |
| Matterhorn Peak | NNW 335° | 3,749.3 m | 8.5 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796187
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 17 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 21 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 22 mi
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