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Ragged Peak

Ragged Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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.

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
3326.3 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.93295, -119.35332

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 40
Springs: 24
Historic sites: 15
  • 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
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 9
Attractions: 8
  • 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
Picnic sites: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
Parks: 4
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Ragged Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanaESE 108°3,976 m7.6 mi
Mount ConnessNE 37°3,825 m2.9 mi
Excelsior MountainNNE 22°3,791 m6.9 mi
Mount WarrenENE 61°3,758 m8.1 mi
North PeakNNE 32°3,728 m4.0 mi
Mammoth PeakSE 138°3,685 m7.3 mi
White MountainENE 68°3,674 m2.6 mi
False White MountainE 86°3,655 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3619:4520:24
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1016:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 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

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