Tioga Peak
Tioga Peak rises to 3,503 m in California. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the south-southeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
Tioga Peak is located in Mono County, California, approximately two miles outside of Yosemite National Park. It is situated in the Hoover Wilderness on land managed by Inyo National Forest.
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Wikidata Q49083975, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,503 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 2 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 5 mi
- Lembert Dome · 7 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gaylor Peak: 2.4 mi
- False White Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Mount Warren: 3.1 mi
- Lee Vining Peak: 3.1 mi
- White Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 9.8 mi
- White Cascade: 9.8 mi
- California Falls: 10.8 mi
- LeConte Falls: 11.3 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 11.7 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 7.6 mi
- Jordan Spring: 7.6 mi
- Soda Springs: 8.2 mi
- Rancheria Gulch Spring: 12.2 mi
- Coyote Spring: 14.7 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 1.1 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 6.3 mi
- Lee Vining: 7.0 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 8.2 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 8.2 mi
- Dore Cliff: 3.3 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 20.4 mi
- The Alcove: 21.3 mi
- The Wave: 21.3 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Mono County Museum: 21.3 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 21.3 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 22.1 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 22.8 mi
- Upside-Down House: 7.0 mi
- South Tufa Area: 11.9 mi
- Navy Beach: 12.4 mi
- Perched Boulder: 14.9 mi
- Indian Arch: 20.6 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 6.9 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 7.3 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 10.2 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 14.9 mi
- Clark Canyon: 21.3 mi
- Bennettville: 1.1 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 10.7 mi
- Dog Town: 15.5 mi
- Mono Mills: 16.2 mi
- Bodie: 22.2 mi
- Danburg Beach: 7.5 mi
- Navy Beach: 12.3 mi
- June Lake Beach: 14.5 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 15.9 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 22.6 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
- Warm Springs: 19.4 mi
- free natural hot pool: 24.7 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 17.9 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Tioga Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dana | SSE 158° | 3,976 m | 3.7 mi |
| Kuna Peak | SSE 167° | 3,958 m | 9.7 mi |
| Koip Peak | SSE 165° | 3,954 m | 9.7 mi |
| Parker Peak | SSE 160° | 3,919 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Gibbs | SSE 159° | 3,893 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Wood | SSE 155° | 3,858 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Conness | WNW 287° | 3,825 m | 4.2 mi |
| Excelsior Mountain | NNW 328° | 3,791 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:44 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:00 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 51 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LEE Vining, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 268297 — Tioga Peak, Mono County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358800397
Day trips start here
- Mono Lake · 14 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 22 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 23 mi
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