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Post Peak

Post Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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
3354 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.62804, -119.32805

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 50
Historic sites: 20
Cliffs: 13
Springs: 13
  • Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 13.9 mi
  • Iron Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Soda Springs: 17.4 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.0 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.0 mi
Attractions: 11
Picnic sites: 10
Hot springs: 5
  • free natural hot pool: 13.9 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.9 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 17.9 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.1 mi
  • Hot Spring: 24.8 mi
Parks: 5
Nature reserves: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Arch Rock: 13.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • June Lake Beach: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RitterENE 59°4,007 m8.2 mi
Mount LyellNNE 22°3,993 m8.3 mi
Rodgers PeakNNE 30°3,956 m7.7 mi
Banner PeakENE 57°3,940 m8.7 mi
Mount MaclureNNE 18°3,933 m8.4 mi
Mount FlorenceN 5°3,822.9 m7.8 mi
Simmons PeakNNE 11°3,804 m9.3 mi
Electra PeakNE 35°3,791.8 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:09
June solstice05:3719:4420:23
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:0916:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384145505866737367564437
Precip in7.06.55.53.21.90.50.30.20.41.64.05.6

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

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