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Sunrise Mountain

Sunrise Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sunrise Mountain rises to 3,026 m in California. Vogelsang Peak stands 3,488 m to the east-southeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tenaya Creek Waterslide, a waterfall 1.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q49080150, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3026 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.79354, -119.45016

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 51
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 12
  • Indian Arch: 5.8 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 13.1 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 13.1 mi
  • Tunnel Tree: 19.5 mi
  • Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 12
Picnic sites: 11
Springs: 10
Parks: 5
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • free natural hot pool: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Sunrise Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vogelsang PeakESE 101°3,488 m5.6 mi
Fletcher PeakE 91°3,477 m6.3 mi
Choo-Choo MountainE 83°3,451.97 m4.7 mi
Rafferty PeakENE 74°3,382 m5.4 mi
CockscombNE 51°3,369 m4.6 mi
Johnson PeakENE 62°3,369 m6.2 mi
Echo Peak #0NE 43°3,367 m3.8 mi
Echo Peak #3NE 43°3,343 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3719:4520:24
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:1016:0216:43

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, 8 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 253948 — Sunrise Mountain, Mariposa County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358795728

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