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Rancheria Mountain

Rancheria Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Rancheria Mountain rises to 2,732 m in California. Quarry Peak stands 3,402 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Rock, a peak 4.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 7.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49066561, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2732 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.95909, -119.60795

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 45
Springs: 14
Cliffs: 12
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 7
  • Indian Arch: 12.9 mi
  • Tunnel Tree: 17.0 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 17.1 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 17.1 mi
  • Merced Grove: 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Parks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Rancheria Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quarry PeakENE 60°3,402 m11.9 mi
Wells PeakNNE 21°3,389.4 m12.1 mi
Craig PeakNNE 13°3,379 m12.1 mi
Doghead PeakENE 56°3,371 m11.6 mi
Acker PeakNNE 27°3,355.6 m11.7 mi
Snow PeakN 10°3,336 m11.0 mi
Tuolumne PeakSE 131°3,309 m8.9 mi
Mount HoffmannSE 146°3,308 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3719:4620:25
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1216:0216:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404346515866737267584740
Precip in6.35.75.73.52.40.60.40.10.42.23.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 10 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 255017 — Rancheria Mountain, Tuolumne County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796204

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