Ragged Peak
Ragged Peak rises to 3,326 m in California. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the east-southeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is White Mountain, a peak 2.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 3.7 miles off. 170 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Ragged Peak is a mountain, in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park. Of the ridge south of the Young Lakes region, Ragged Peak is the most prominent feature. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Tioga Road and its summit has a great view of Mount Conness's southwest face. Ragged Peak is an isolated summit, close to Young Lakes. Ragged Peak is north of Lembert Dome and Dog Lake.
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Wikidata Q49066387, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,326.3 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 4 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 5 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 5 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 11 mi
170 named places within 25 miles
- White Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Mount Conness: 2.9 mi
- Telemark Dome: 3.3 mi
- False White Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Dog Dome: 3.4 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 4.0 mi
- White Cascade: 4.0 mi
- California Falls: 4.9 mi
- LeConte Falls: 5.4 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 5.8 mi
- Soda Springs: 3.8 mi
- Jordan Spring: 11.5 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 13.1 mi
- Rancheria Gulch Spring: 16.8 mi
- Iron Spring: 17.0 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 3.8 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 6.8 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 8.6 mi
- Lee Vining: 12.9 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 13.1 mi
- Dore Cliff: 6.3 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 15.0 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- Diving Board: 16.7 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 17.7 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 12.9 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 18.0 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 18.0 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 18.0 mi
- Indian Village: 18.0 mi
- Upside-Down House: 12.9 mi
- Indian Arch: 15.4 mi
- South Tufa Area: 17.7 mi
- Navy Beach: 18.2 mi
- Perched Boulder: 18.5 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Bennettville: 5.1 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 13.1 mi
- Dog Town: 18.4 mi
- Mono Mills: 21.7 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 11.1 mi
- Danburg Beach: 13.1 mi
- Navy Beach: 18.1 mi
- June Lake Beach: 18.3 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 12.8 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 12.8 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 16.1 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 18.3 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 12.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ragged Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dana | ESE 108° | 3,976 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Conness | NE 37° | 3,825 m | 2.9 mi |
| Excelsior Mountain | NNE 22° | 3,791 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Warren | ENE 61° | 3,758 m | 8.1 mi |
| North Peak | NNE 32° | 3,728 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mammoth Peak | SE 138° | 3,685 m | 7.3 mi |
| White Mountain | ENE 68° | 3,674 m | 2.6 mi |
| False White Mountain | E 86° | 3,655 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| 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, 4 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- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 255012 — Ragged Peak, Tuolumne County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796199
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 17 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 18 mi
- Mono Lake · 20 mi
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