Red Peak
Red Peak rises to 3,567 m in California. Mount Lyell stands 3,993 m to the northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ottoway Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 12 miles off.
The story
Red Peak is an 11,699-foot-elevation (3,566-meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Madera County of northern California, United States. It is situated in Yosemite National Park, approximately 10.5 miles (16.9 km) southeast of Yosemite Valley, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-southeast of Gray Peak, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Merced Peak, the nearest higher neighbor. Red Peak is the second-highest peak in the Clark Range, which is a subset of the Sierra Nevada. This geographical feature's brilliant color is caused by iron-bearing minerals weathered to an iron rust which colors the granite.
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Wikidata Q49067849, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,566.6 m
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 12 mi
- Lembert Dome · 16 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 17 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ottoway Peak: 1.2 mi
- Gray Peak: 1.5 mi
- Merced Peak: 1.5 mi
- Triple Divide Peak: 2.6 mi
- Mount Clark: 3.1 mi
- Cascade Fall: 6.9 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 7.2 mi
- Florence Falls: 7.6 mi
- Nevada Fall: 8.4 mi
- Silver Apron: 8.8 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 9.0 mi
- Women's Club Building: 10.5 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 10.5 mi
- World Heritage Site: 11.7 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 15.7 mi
- Indian Arch: 11.6 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 14.8 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 14.8 mi
- Mariposa Welcome Plaza: 15.8 mi
- Devils Postpile: 17.9 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 6.4 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Diving Board: 9.4 mi
- Glacier Point: 10.4 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Summit Meadow: 13.4 mi
- Gold Rush BBQ: 17.7 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 9.8 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 11.0 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 11.7 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 11.7 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 11.7 mi
- Iron Spring: 10.0 mi
- Moss Spring: 14.3 mi
- Black Spring: 14.5 mi
- Fern Spring: 14.6 mi
- Soda Springs: 15.7 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 19.9 mi
- El Portal Park: 20.7 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 22.7 mi
- Community Center Park: 23.3 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 24.2 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 14.7 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 18.4 mi
- free natural hot pool: 18.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 22.7 mi
- Arch Rock: 16.3 mi
- June Lake Beach: 21.1 mi
- Bennettville: 21.2 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Red Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lyell | NE 52° | 3,993 m | 9.6 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | ENE 59° | 3,956 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Maclure | NE 49° | 3,933 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Florence | NE 41° | 3,823 m | 7.8 mi |
| Simmons Peak | NE 40° | 3,804 m | 9.7 mi |
| Electra Peak | ENE 66° | 3,792 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Davis | ENE 68° | 3,740 m | 11.2 mi |
| Parsons Peak | NNE 33° | 3,699 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, 12 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/358796223
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 9 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 10 mi
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