Tenaya Peak
Tenaya Peak rises to 3,129 m in California. Vogelsang Peak stands 3,488 m to the southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Harlequin Dome, a peak 1.0 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 0.8 miles off. 178 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Tenaya Peak is a mountain in the Yosemite high country, rising above Tenaya Lake. Tenaya Peak is named after Chief Tenaya, who met the Mariposa Battalion near the shores of the Tenaya lake. In 1851, the Mariposa Battalion under Captain John Boling expelled Chief Tenaya and his people from what was to become Yosemite National Park.
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Wikidata Q23950161, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,129 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 2 mi
- Lembert Dome · 6 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 9 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 12 mi
178 named places within 25 miles
- Harlequin Dome: 1.0 mi
- Stately Pleasure Dome: 1.0 mi
- Tresidder Peak: 1.1 mi
- Pywiack Dome: 1.2 mi
- Columbia Finger: 1.3 mi
- Tenaya Creek Waterslide: 2.1 mi
- Pywiack Cascade: 3.8 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 5.5 mi
- White Cascade: 5.7 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 5.9 mi
- Indian Arch: 7.0 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 14.6 mi
- Upside-Down House: 19.8 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 20.2 mi
- Perched Boulder: 20.4 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 6.5 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 7.7 mi
- Diving Board: 8.0 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 9.3 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 9.8 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 9.3 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 9.6 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 9.6 mi
- Indian Village: 9.6 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 9.6 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 5.4 mi
- Women's Club Building: 9.4 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 9.5 mi
- World Heritage Site: 9.6 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 12.0 mi
- Soda Springs: 5.4 mi
- Iron Spring: 8.4 mi
- Black Spring: 14.1 mi
- Moss Spring: 14.2 mi
- Fern Spring: 14.4 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Summit Meadow: 15.7 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 19.8 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 20.1 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 20.9 mi
- El Portal Park: 21.5 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 22.6 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 13.9 mi
- June Lake Beach: 20.6 mi
- Danburg Beach: 21.1 mi
- Navy Beach: 24.3 mi
- Bennettville: 12.5 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 21.7 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 5.5 mi
- free natural hot pool: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tenaya Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vogelsang Peak | SE 125° | 3,488 m | 6.2 mi |
| Choo-Choo Mountain | ESE 113° | 3,452 m | 4.7 mi |
| Rafferty Peak | E 101° | 3,382 m | 4.9 mi |
| Cockscomb | E 81° | 3,369 m | 3.2 mi |
| Johnson Peak | E 85° | 3,369 m | 5.2 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | E 82° | 3,328 m | 2.2 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | NW 325° | 3,309 m | 3.9 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | ENE 57° | 3,308 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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, 6 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 255126 — Tenaya Peak, Mariposa County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796269
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 9 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 10 mi
- Mono Lake · 27 mi
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