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Virginia Peak

Virginia Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Virginia Peak rises to 3,657 m in California. Mount Conness stands 3,825 m to the south-southeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Stanton Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 12 miles off.

The story

Virginia Peak is a mountain summit in the northern part of Yosemite National Park, north of Tuolumne Meadows. It is the 25th-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49087095, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3,657 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.06589, -119.35799

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 25
Historic sites: 17
  • Avalanche of 1911: 10.6 mi
  • Little Bodie Monument: 11.0 mi
  • California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 11.1 mi
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 12.0 mi
  • Soda Springs Cabin: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
Parks: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Travertine Hot Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 14.9 mi
  • South Tufa Area: 19.9 mi
  • Navy Beach: 20.3 mi
  • Indian Arch: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 4
Museums: 4
Hot springs: 2
  • Fales Hot Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Warm Springs: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Virginia Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ConnessSSE3,825 m7.1 mi
Excelsior MountainSE3,791 m4.0 mi
Dunderberg PeakE3,774 m4.6 mi
Mount WarrenSE3,758 m9.0 mi
Twin PeaksN3,756 m1.2 mi
Matterhorn PeakNW3,749 m2.3 mi
Twin Peaks-East PeakN3,731 m1.2 mi
North PeakSSE3,728 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3619:4520:24
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1116:0016:42

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, 13 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

OpenStreetMap element node/358796314

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