San Joaquin Mountain
San Joaquin Mountain rises to 3,522 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the west-southwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Two Teats, a peak 0.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 14 miles off.
The story
San Joaquin Mountain is a mountain along the Sierra Crest, near June Lake, California. It is the twenty-sixth highest peak in California, and is the highest peak along the Sierra Crest for 25 miles (40 km). The mountain is formed of quartz latite that erupted during the Pliocene. The mountain can be climbed as a dayhike from Minaret Summit.
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Wikidata Q49071076, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3522 m
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 15 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 16 mi
- Lembert Dome · 17 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Two Teats: 0.6 mi
- Carson Peak: 2.2 mi
- June Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Rainbow Summit: 3.3 mi
- White Wing Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Hartley Springs: 4.9 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 7.1 mi
- Big Springs: 9.3 mi
- Antelope Spring: 12.8 mi
- Bald Mountain Spring: 13.3 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 3.2 mi
- Minarets Falls: 5.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 8.2 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 8.6 mi
- Twin Falls: 9.1 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 6.0 mi
- Mill City Mine: 9.1 mi
- Julia E. Townsend Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Assay Office: 10.7 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 10.7 mi
- free natural hot pool: 7.1 mi
- Hot Spring: 13.5 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 13.6 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 13.6 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 13.7 mi
- The Buttresses: 7.5 mi
- The Alcove: 11.6 mi
- The Wave: 11.6 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 13.0 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 15.7 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 4.3 mi
- Community Center Park: 8.1 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 8.7 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 9.5 mi
- Trails End Park: 10.1 mi
- Perched Boulder: 4.8 mi
- Devils Postpile: 6.6 mi
- Navy Beach: 16.0 mi
- South Tufa Area: 16.0 mi
- Upside-Down House: 16.6 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 5.0 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- June Lake Beach: 5.6 mi
- Navy Beach: 16.0 mi
- Danburg Beach: 20.5 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 9.7 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 16.6 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 24.8 mi
- Mono Mills: 14.1 mi
- Bennettville: 17.3 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 7.5 mi
- Arch Rock: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of San Joaquin Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | WSW 248° | 4,007 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Lyell | W 279° | 3,993 m | 9.2 mi |
| Kuna Peak | NW 319° | 3,958 m | 8.6 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | W 273° | 3,956 m | 8.3 mi |
| Koip Peak | NW 321° | 3,954 m | 8.4 mi |
| Banner Peak | WSW 252° | 3,940 m | 5.1 mi |
| Parker Peak | NNW 327° | 3,919 m | 7.8 mi |
| Blacktop Peak | NW 316° | 3,881 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799540
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 21 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 24 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 25 mi
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