Smith Peak
Smith Peak rises to 2,356 m in California. Tuolumne Peak stands 3,309 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is LeConte Point, a peak 2.0 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
Smith Peak, in Yosemite National Park in the United States, overlooks the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and provides grand vistas of the Hetch Hetchy Valley and surrounding wilderness. It is named for a sheep owner who claimed to own the Hetch Hetchy Valley and used it as a summer pasture.
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Wikidata Q7545259, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2356 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 12 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 16 mi
- Lembert Dome · 21 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- LeConte Point: 2.0 mi
- Kolana Rock: 2.2 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Dome: 2.8 mi
- Mount Gibson: 5.2 mi
- Bald Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 2.4 mi
- Wapama Falls: 3.3 mi
- Tueeulala Falls: 3.3 mi
- Preston Falls: 8.5 mi
- Carlon Falls: 10.4 mi
- Shingle Spring: 10.1 mi
- Sachse Spring: 12.3 mi
- Black Spring: 14.9 mi
- Fern Spring: 15.1 mi
- Pilot Peak Spring: 15.2 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 13.8 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 14.2 mi
- Rockslides: 14.6 mi
- Glacier Point: 16.2 mi
- Profile Cliff: 16.4 mi
- Nature Museum: 7.2 mi
- Interpretive Center: 7.2 mi
- Indian Village: 14.7 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 14.7 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 14.7 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 10.4 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Summit Meadow: 18.1 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 11.6 mi
- Merced Grove: 13.5 mi
- Indian Arch: 14.3 mi
- Valley View Parking: 15.0 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 15.0 mi
- John Muir: 14.6 mi
- World Heritage Site: 14.7 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 15.9 mi
- Women's Club Building: 15.9 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 20.4 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 13.2 mi
- Beach 2: 22.9 mi
- Beach 1: 23.1 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 23.2 mi
- El Portal Park: 17.6 mi
- Greeley Hill County Park: 23.4 mi
- Red Cloud: 24.8 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 12.1 mi
- Dedication Garden: 22.2 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Smith Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuolumne Peak | ESE 105° | 3,309 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | ESE 114° | 3,308 m | 13.4 mi |
| Pettit Peak | ENE 74° | 3,277 m | 14.5 mi |
| Price Peak | NE 49° | 3,251 m | 14.6 mi |
| The Bowmaiden | ESE 108° | 3,241 m | 13.8 mi |
| Regulation Peak | ENE 73° | 3,222 m | 14.1 mi |
| Piute Mountain | NE 54° | 3,213 m | 12.6 mi |
| West Peak | ENE 74° | 3,207 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 253865 — Smith Peak, Tuolumne County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358795685
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 16 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 17 mi
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