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Potter Point

Potter Point, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.81075, -119.28033

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 41
Springs: 27
Historic sites: 21
  • 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
Cliffs: 15
Parks: 9
Attractions: 8
  • 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
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 7
Hot springs: 5
  • 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
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LyellS 174°3,993 m5.0 mi
Mount DanaNNE 28°3,976 m7.0 mi
Kuna PeakE 88°3,958 m3.9 mi
Rodgers PeakSSE 168°3,956 m6.1 mi
Koip PeakE 87°3,954 m4.3 mi
Mount MaclureS 180°3,933 m4.6 mi
Parker PeakE 87°3,919 m5.3 mi
Mount GibbsNE 39°3,893 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3619:4420:23
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1016:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272529344049555349423326
Precip in6.24.04.22.01.70.60.50.50.51.73.14.5

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8766696108

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