Tresidder Peak
Tresidder Peak rises to 3,231 m in California. Vogelsang Peak stands 3,488 m to the southeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbia Finger, a peak 0.8 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 1.6 miles off. 178 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Tresidder Peak is a mountain in Yosemite National Park, California. The mountain has two summits (peaks or arêtes), about half a mile (800 meters) apart, with the southern peak being the highest. The elevation of the south peak has not been exactly determined but is given as between 10,605 feet (3,232 m) and 10,645 feet (3,245 m). The northern peak is identified on maps as Peak 10,450 and has an elevation of 10,450 feet (3,185 m). It is the line parent of Clouds Rest, and is named for Donald Tresidder, a former president of Stanford University who had a longtime association with Yosemite National Park. Cathedral Lakes are near.
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Wikidata Q7838778, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,231 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 4 mi
- Lembert Dome · 5 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 8 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 11 mi
178 named places within 25 miles
- Columbia Finger: 0.8 mi
- Echo Peak #2.5: 1.1 mi
- Tenaya Peak: 1.1 mi
- Dozier Dome: 1.2 mi
- Eichorn Pinnacle: 1.4 mi
- Tenaya Creek Waterslide: 3.1 mi
- Pywiack Cascade: 4.7 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 5.2 mi
- White Cascade: 5.3 mi
- California Falls: 6.0 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 8.3 mi
- Diving Board: 8.9 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 10.4 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 10.6 mi
- Indian Arch: 8.1 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 15.6 mi
- Upside-Down House: 18.7 mi
- Perched Boulder: 19.4 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 21.4 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 10.2 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 10.6 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 10.6 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 10.6 mi
- Indian Village: 10.7 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 4.5 mi
- Women's Club Building: 10.4 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 10.4 mi
- World Heritage Site: 10.7 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 10.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 4.5 mi
- Iron Spring: 9.4 mi
- Black Spring: 15.1 mi
- Moss Spring: 15.2 mi
- Fern Spring: 15.5 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Summit Meadow: 16.6 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 18.7 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 19.0 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 19.9 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 21.5 mi
- El Portal Park: 22.6 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 14.2 mi
- June Lake Beach: 19.5 mi
- Danburg Beach: 20.1 mi
- Navy Beach: 23.1 mi
- Bennettville: 11.5 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 21.0 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 6.6 mi
- free natural hot pool: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tresidder Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vogelsang Peak | SE 133° | 3,488 m | 5.4 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | ESE 120° | 3,477 m | 5.5 mi |
| Choo-Choo Mountain | ESE 122° | 3,452 m | 3.8 mi |
| Rafferty Peak | ESE 107° | 3,382 m | 3.8 mi |
| Cockscomb | E 82° | 3,369 m | 2.1 mi |
| Johnson Peak | E 86° | 3,369 m | 4.0 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | E 84° | 3,328 m | 1.1 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | NW 312° | 3,309 m | 4.6 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 | 07:10 | 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, 5 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 1660026 — Tresidder Peak, Mariposa County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358807605
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 10 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 11 mi
- Mono Lake · 26 mi
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