Piute Mountain
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
- 3,213 m
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 15 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 16 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 18 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Price Peak: 2.3 mi
- Volunteer Peak: 3.7 mi
- Regulation Peak: 4.5 mi
- West Peak: 4.6 mi
- Bath Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 7.5 mi
- Upper Cathedral Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 8.8 mi
- LeConte Falls: 9.2 mi
- California Falls: 10.0 mi
- Soda Springs: 14.5 mi
- Sachse Spring: 16.4 mi
- Shingle Spring: 18.4 mi
- Jordan Spring: 18.4 mi
- Buck Springs: 18.8 mi
- Dore Cliff: 15.5 mi
- East Flange Rock: 18.9 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 19.3 mi
- Diving Board: 20.1 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 20.9 mi
- Nature Museum: 19.7 mi
- Interpretive Center: 19.7 mi
- Indian Village: 19.8 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 19.8 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 19.8 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 14.5 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 18.4 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 18.5 mi
- World Heritage Site: 19.8 mi
- Women's Club Building: 20.5 mi
- Indian Arch: 17.7 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 22.9 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 23.1 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 23.7 mi
- Upside-Down House: 23.9 mi
- 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
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 22.9 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 16.9 mi
- Bennettville: 17.0 mi
- Dog Town: 21.2 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 1.6 mi
- Danburg Beach: 22.5 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 13.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn Peak | ENE 65° | 3,749 m | 9.9 mi |
| The Dragtooth | ENE 63° | 3,695 m | 9.9 mi |
| Whorl Mountain | ENE 73° | 3,667 m | 9.4 mi |
| Cleaver Peak | ENE 59° | 3,617 m | 9.7 mi |
| Blacksmith Peak | ENE 58° | 3,616 m | 9.6 mi |
| The Doodad | ENE 62° | 3,606 m | 9.7 mi |
| The Three Teeth | ENE 61° | 3,595 m | 9.7 mi |
| Tower Peak | N 360° | 3,582 m | 7.7 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 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:01 | 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 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795617
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 21 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 21 mi
- Mono Lake · 29 mi
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