Volunteer Peak
Volunteer Peak rises to 3,200 m in California. Twin Peaks stands 3,756 m to the northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Regulation Peak, a peak 1.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 9.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tuolumne County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49087170, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,200 m
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 12 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 13 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 14 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Regulation Peak: 1.3 mi
- Pettit Peak: 1.5 mi
- West Peak: 1.9 mi
- Slide Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Hooper Peak: 3.7 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Upper Cathedral Creek Falls: 5.3 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 5.7 mi
- LeConte Falls: 6.1 mi
- California Falls: 6.7 mi
- Soda Springs: 11.0 mi
- Jordan Spring: 15.5 mi
- Iron Spring: 18.5 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 19.0 mi
- Buck Springs: 19.5 mi
- Dore Cliff: 12.1 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 18.1 mi
- Diving Board: 18.4 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 18.6 mi
- Glacier Point: 19.6 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 11.0 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 14.8 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 17.5 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 17.9 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 18.2 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 18.6 mi
- Indian Village: 18.6 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 18.6 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 18.6 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 19.0 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 24.3 mi
- Summit Meadow: 24.7 mi
- Indian Arch: 16.2 mi
- Upside-Down House: 20.3 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 22.3 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 22.6 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 23.9 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 18.8 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 20.3 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 23.7 mi
- Bridgeport: 24.3 mi
- Bennettville: 13.3 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 14.6 mi
- Dog Town: 19.4 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 2.2 mi
- Danburg Beach: 19.2 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 11.9 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Volunteer Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks | NE 53° | 3,756 m | 8.8 mi |
| Matterhorn Peak | NE 44° | 3,749 m | 8.4 mi |
| Twin Peaks-East Peak | NE 54° | 3,731 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Dragtooth | NE 42° | 3,695 m | 8.5 mi |
| Whorl Mountain | NE 50° | 3,667 m | 7.4 mi |
| Virginia Peak | ENE 60° | 3,657 m | 8.2 mi |
| Cleaver Peak | NE 37° | 3,617 m | 8.5 mi |
| Blacksmith Peak | NE 35° | 3,616 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:45 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:01 | 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, 12 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/358796320
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 19 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 20 mi
- Mono Lake · 26 mi
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