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Rodgers Peak

Rodgers Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.72497, -119.25751

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 43
Historic sites: 23
Springs: 22
Cliffs: 16
Parks: 9
Attractions: 9
  • 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
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 7
Hot springs: 7
  • 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
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RitterSE 128°4,007 m4.0 mi
Mount LyellNW 322°3,993 m1.3 mi
Kuna PeakNNE 24°3,958 m6.7 mi
Koip PeakNNE 26°3,954 m6.8 mi
Banner PeakESE 120°3,940 m4.0 mi
Mount MaclureNW 316°3,933 m1.8 mi
Parker PeakNNE 33°3,919 m7.4 mi
Blacktop PeakNE 35°3,881 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3519:09
June solstice05:3619:4420:23
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:0916:0116:42

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 265549 — Rodgers Peak, Mono County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799453

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