Simmons Peak
Simmons Peak rises to 3,804 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Parsons Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 8.1 miles off. 191 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Simmons Peak is a mountain, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park. In difficulty, its routes range from scrambling to class 4. It is a few miles north of Mount Lyell. Simmons Peak is the 12th-highest mountain in Yosemite, if not often climbed, partially due to its not being on the Sierra Club's Sierra Peaks Section SPS List.
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Wikidata Q27218644, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,804 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 8 mi
- Lembert Dome · 9 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 11 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 11 mi
191 named places within 25 miles
- Parsons Peak: 1.3 mi
- Mount Maclure: 1.4 mi
- Amelia Earhart Peak: 1.7 mi
- Mount Florence: 1.9 mi
- Mount Lyell: 1.9 mi
- Florence Falls: 3.3 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 9.1 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 9.7 mi
- Tenaya Creek Waterslide: 10.0 mi
- Cascade Fall: 10.3 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 7.7 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 9.0 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 11.3 mi
- Legend of June Lake Slot Machines: 12.9 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 13.0 mi
- Soda Springs: 9.1 mi
- Hartley Springs: 13.9 mi
- Iron Spring: 14.2 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 15.5 mi
- Big Springs: 19.3 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 9.7 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Diving Board: 13.5 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 14.5 mi
- The Buttresses: 15.3 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 11.7 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 16.7 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 18.3 mi
- Community Center Park: 18.6 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 18.7 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 14.6 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 15.6 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 16.0 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 16.0 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 16.1 mi
- Perched Boulder: 12.2 mi
- Indian Arch: 14.2 mi
- Devils Postpile: 14.8 mi
- Upside-Down House: 16.7 mi
- South Tufa Area: 19.2 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 14.7 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- June Lake Beach: 12.6 mi
- Navy Beach: 19.4 mi
- Danburg Beach: 19.6 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 21.9 mi
- Bennettville: 12.4 mi
- Mono Mills: 20.3 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 23.8 mi
- free natural hot pool: 15.6 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 21.6 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 14.6 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Arch Rock: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Simmons Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | SE 134° | 4,007 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Lyell | SE 140° | 3,993 m | 1.9 mi |
| Kuna Peak | NE 53° | 3,958 m | 5.9 mi |
| Rodgers Peak | SE 141° | 3,956 m | 3.2 mi |
| Koip Peak | NE 54° | 3,954 m | 6.2 mi |
| Banner Peak | SE 129° | 3,940 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Maclure | SSE 147° | 3,933 m | 1.4 mi |
| Parker Peak | ENE 59° | 3,919 m | 7.1 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 | 07:10 | 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, 9 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795678
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 14 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 15 mi
- Mono Lake · 24 mi
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