The Bowmaiden
The Bowmaiden rises to 3,241 m in California. Cockscomb stands 3,369 m to the east-southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Tuolumne Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California
Wikidata Q118993524, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3241 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 4 mi
- Lembert Dome · 8 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 12 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tuolumne Peak: 0.9 mi
- Mount Hoffmann: 1.5 mi
- Polly Dome: 2.5 mi
- Stately Pleasure Dome: 2.7 mi
- Harlequin Dome: 2.8 mi
- Tenaya Creek Waterslide: 4.3 mi
- Quaking Aspen Falls: 4.3 mi
- Upper Cathedral Creek Falls: 4.6 mi
- California Falls: 4.7 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 4.7 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 7.1 mi
- World Heritage Site: 9.4 mi
- Women's Club Building: 9.7 mi
- John Muir: 9.7 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 9.8 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 9.4 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 9.4 mi
- Indian Village: 9.4 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 9.5 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 9.7 mi
- Soda Springs: 7.1 mi
- Iron Spring: 8.9 mi
- Black Spring: 13.5 mi
- Moss Spring: 13.7 mi
- Fern Spring: 13.9 mi
- Diving Board: 8.8 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 8.9 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 9.0 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 9.8 mi
- Glacier Point: 10.2 mi
- Indian Arch: 6.8 mi
- Valley View Parking: 14.0 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 14.0 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 18.2 mi
- Merced Grove: 20.4 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Summit Meadow: 15.7 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 20.3 mi
- El Portal Park: 20.6 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 21.5 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 21.9 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 23.4 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 24.5 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 10.9 mi
- Danburg Beach: 22.2 mi
- June Lake Beach: 23.8 mi
- Bennettville: 13.7 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 21.3 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 3.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of The Bowmaiden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cockscomb | ESE 108° | 3,369 m | 6.3 mi |
| Echo Peak #0 | ESE 113° | 3,367 m | 5.4 mi |
| Echo Peak #3 | ESE 113° | 3,343 m | 5.4 mi |
| Echo Peak #1 | ESE 113° | 3,330 m | 5.4 mi |
| Echo Peak #5 | ESE 112° | 3,330 m | 5.5 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | ESE 113° | 3,328 m | 5.4 mi |
| Echo Peak #2 | ESE 113° | 3,318 m | 5.4 mi |
| Echo Peak #8 | ESE 112° | 3,318 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| 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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8740753448
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 10 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 10 mi
- Mono Lake · 28 mi
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