Pettit Peak
Pettit Peak rises to 3,277 m in California. Mount Conness stands 3,825 m to the east, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Regulation Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49060900, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,277 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 10 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 12 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 13 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Regulation Peak: 0.4 mi
- West Peak: 1.0 mi
- Volunteer Peak: 1.5 mi
- Hooper Peak: 2.3 mi
- Cold Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Upper Cathedral Creek Falls: 4.0 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 4.2 mi
- LeConte Falls: 4.6 mi
- California Falls: 5.3 mi
- Soda Springs: 9.7 mi
- Jordan Spring: 15.5 mi
- Iron Spring: 17.2 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 18.7 mi
- Rancheria Gulch Spring: 20.7 mi
- Dore Cliff: 11.6 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 16.9 mi
- Diving Board: 17.1 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 9.7 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 14.0 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 16.4 mi
- World Heritage Site: 17.4 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 17.8 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 17.4 mi
- Indian Village: 17.4 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 17.4 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 17.4 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 17.8 mi
- Indian Arch: 15.0 mi
- Upside-Down House: 19.8 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 21.3 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 23.2 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 23.4 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Summit Meadow: 23.5 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Bennettville: 12.4 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 14.9 mi
- Dog Town: 20.0 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 18.5 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 19.7 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 23.1 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 3.3 mi
- Danburg Beach: 18.9 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 10.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Pettit Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Conness | E 99° | 3,825 m | 8.8 mi |
| Twin Peaks | NE 44° | 3,756 m | 9.5 mi |
| Matterhorn Peak | NE 36° | 3,749 m | 9.2 mi |
| North Peak | E 92° | 3,728 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Dragtooth | NE 34° | 3,695 m | 9.3 mi |
| Whorl Mountain | NE 41° | 3,667 m | 8.1 mi |
| Virginia Peak | NE 50° | 3,657 m | 8.7 mi |
| Cleaver Peak | NNE 29° | 3,617 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:45 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:01 | 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, 11 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/358795609
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 18 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 18 mi
- Mono Lake · 26 mi
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