Rodgers Peak
Rodgers Peak rises to 3,956 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the southeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Lyell, a peak 1.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 11 miles off.
The story
Rodgers Peak is the most northwestern peak in the Ritter Range in Madera County, California. The peak lies on the boundary between Yosemite National Park and the Ansel Adams Wilderness further east. Rodgers Peak is the fourth-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park. Mount Davis, Banner Peak, and Mount Ritter are visible from the summit, as well as the Yosemite peaks Mount Maclure and Mount Lyell. Electra Peak is quite close, and Foerster Peak is also near.
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Wikidata Q27300724, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3956 m
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 11 mi
- Lembert Dome · 12 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 14 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Lyell: 1.3 mi
- Electra Peak: 1.4 mi
- Mount Maclure: 1.8 mi
- Mount Davis: 2.2 mi
- Mount Ansel Adams: 2.3 mi
- Florence Falls: 5.7 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 7.5 mi
- Minarets Falls: 10.9 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 11.7 mi
- Cascade Fall: 12.2 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 8.7 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 9.4 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 11.8 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 12.2 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 14.4 mi
- Soda Springs: 12.2 mi
- Hartley Springs: 12.2 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 12.4 mi
- Iron Spring: 16.2 mi
- Big Springs: 17.4 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 11.6 mi
- The Buttresses: 12.2 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 15.5 mi
- Diving Board: 15.5 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 10.3 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 15.8 mi
- Community Center Park: 15.8 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 17.0 mi
- Trails End Park: 17.8 mi
- Perched Boulder: 10.9 mi
- Devils Postpile: 11.7 mi
- Indian Arch: 16.6 mi
- Upside-Down House: 17.8 mi
- South Tufa Area: 19.6 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 16.5 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 17.3 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 17.6 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 17.8 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 18.1 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 11.7 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- free natural hot pool: 12.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 18.6 mi
- Hot Spring: 21.5 mi
- June Lake Beach: 11.4 mi
- Navy Beach: 19.7 mi
- Danburg Beach: 21.1 mi
- Bennettville: 14.7 mi
- Mono Mills: 19.8 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 17.5 mi
- Arch Rock: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Rodgers Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | SE 128° | 4,007 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Lyell | NW 322° | 3,993 m | 1.3 mi |
| Kuna Peak | NNE 24° | 3,958 m | 6.7 mi |
| Koip Peak | NNE 26° | 3,954 m | 6.8 mi |
| Banner Peak | ESE 120° | 3,940 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Maclure | NW 316° | 3,933 m | 1.8 mi |
| Parker Peak | NNE 33° | 3,919 m | 7.4 mi |
| Blacktop Peak | NE 35° | 3,881 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 265549 — Rodgers Peak, Mono County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358799453
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 16 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 17 mi
- Mono Lake · 24 mi
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