Potter Point
Potter Point rises to 3,272 m in California. Mount Lyell stands 3,993 m to the south, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Amelia Earhart Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California
Wikidata Q49063851, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3272 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 5 mi
- Lembert Dome · 6 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 8 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Amelia Earhart Peak: 1.8 mi
- Parsons Peak: 2.8 mi
- Mammoth Peak: 3.2 mi
- Fletcher Peak: 3.3 mi
- Simmons Peak: 3.5 mi
- Florence Falls: 5.6 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 9.0 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 10.0 mi
- White Cascade: 10.2 mi
- Tenaya Creek Waterslide: 10.3 mi
- Soda Springs: 6.6 mi
- Hartley Springs: 13.4 mi
- Iron Spring: 15.6 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 16.3 mi
- Jordan Spring: 17.4 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 4.4 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 6.6 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 9.5 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 11.6 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 11.9 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 11.5 mi
- Dore Cliff: 12.7 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 12.8 mi
- Diving Board: 15.0 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 16.3 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 11.1 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 13.5 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 15.4 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 16.1 mi
- Community Center Park: 19.6 mi
- Perched Boulder: 11.5 mi
- Upside-Down House: 13.5 mi
- Indian Arch: 15.1 mi
- South Tufa Area: 16.5 mi
- Devils Postpile: 16.7 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 13.5 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 16.2 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 17.1 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 17.3 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 17.3 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 16.0 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- free natural hot pool: 17.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 23.9 mi
- Hot Spring: 24.8 mi
- June Lake Beach: 11.7 mi
- Danburg Beach: 16.2 mi
- Navy Beach: 16.7 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 19.6 mi
- Bennettville: 8.8 mi
- Mono Mills: 18.3 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 20.3 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 14.5 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Potter Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lyell | S 174° | 3,993 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Dana | NNE 28° | 3,976 m | 7.0 mi |
| Kuna Peak | E 88° | 3,958 m | 3.9 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | SSE 168° | 3,956 m | 6.1 mi |
| Koip Peak | E 87° | 3,954 m | 4.3 mi |
| Mount Maclure | S 180° | 3,933 m | 4.6 mi |
| Parker Peak | E 87° | 3,919 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Gibbs | NE 39° | 3,893 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
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, 6 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/8766696108
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 16 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 17 mi
- Mono Lake · 21 mi
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