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Piute Mountain

Piute Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Piute Mountain rises to 3,213 m in California. Matterhorn Peak stands 3,749 m to the east-northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Benson Lake Beach, a beach 1.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49062469, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3213 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.03338, -119.54772

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 44
Springs: 18
Cliffs: 12
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 11
Attractions: 6
  • Indian Arch: 17.7 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 22.9 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 22.9 mi
  • Tunnel Tree: 23.1 mi
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 23.7 mi
Parks: 5
  • Mono Lake Park: 22.1 mi
  • Bridgeport: 22.4 mi
  • Gus Hess Community Park: 23.8 mi
  • Douglas Picnic Ground: 24.3 mi
  • Bridgeport Training Range: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 23.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Piute Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Matterhorn PeakENE 65°3,749.3 m9.9 mi
Whorl MountainENE 73°3,667 m9.4 mi
Cleaver PeakENE 59°3,616.8 m9.7 mi
Blacksmith PeakENE 58°3,616.3 m9.6 mi
The DoodadENE 62°3,606 m9.7 mi
The Three TeethENE 61°3,595.4 m9.7 mi
Tower PeakN 360°3,581.8 m7.7 mi
The SawbladeENE 60°3,560 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3619:10
June solstice05:3719:4620:25
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1216:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404346515866737267584740
Precip in6.35.75.73.52.40.60.40.10.42.23.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 14 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

OpenStreetMap element node/358795617

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