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. 191 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q49063851, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,272 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
191 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- free natural hot pool: 17.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 23.8 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 14.5 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 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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