Post Peak
Post Peak rises to 3,354 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the east-northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Isberg Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Madera County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063606, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,354 m
How to reach it
- 15.2 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 15 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 17 mi
- Lembert Dome · 18 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Isberg Peak: 1.6 mi
- Triple Divide Peak: 2.3 mi
- Sadler Peak: 3.1 mi
- Timber Knob: 3.1 mi
- Long Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Florence Falls: 8.9 mi
- Cascade Fall: 11.2 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 11.3 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
- Nevada Fall: 13.1 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 4.2 mi
- Women's Club Building: 15.2 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 15.2 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 15.5 mi
- World Heritage Site: 16.4 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 10.8 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 10.9 mi
- The Buttresses: 13.2 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 13.4 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 13.9 mi
- Iron Spring: 14.7 mi
- Soda Springs: 17.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.0 mi
- Hartley Springs: 18.4 mi
- Devils Postpile: 13.3 mi
- Indian Arch: 16.1 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 17.2 mi
- Perched Boulder: 17.6 mi
- Mariposa Welcome Plaza: 18.6 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 14.5 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 15.8 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 16.4 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 16.4 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 16.5 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 14.8 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 17.0 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 18.2 mi
- Community Center Park: 18.9 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 19.8 mi
- Trails End Park: 20.7 mi
- free natural hot pool: 13.9 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.9 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 18.7 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 19.8 mi
- Arch Rock: 13.1 mi
- June Lake Beach: 18.3 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- Bennettville: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Post Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | ENE 59° | 4,007 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Lyell | NNE 22° | 3,993 m | 8.3 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | NNE 30° | 3,956 m | 7.7 mi |
| Banner Peak | ENE 57° | 3,940 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Maclure | NNE 18° | 3,933 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Florence | N 5° | 3,823 m | 7.8 mi |
| Simmons Peak | NNE 11° | 3,804 m | 9.3 mi |
| Electra Peak | NE 35° | 3,792 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:02 | 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 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 264988 — Post Peak, Madera County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358799212
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 14 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 15 mi
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