Wells Peak
Wells Peak rises to 3,389 m in California. Matterhorn Peak stands 3,749 m to the east-southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ehrnbeck Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 18 miles off.
The story
Wells Peak is a granitic mountain summit with an elevation of 11,109 feet (3,386 m) located in Yosemite National Park, in Tuolumne County, California, United States. The peak is situated between Stubblefield and Thompson canyons in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,100 feet (640 meters) above Stubblefield Canyon in one mile. Precipitation runoff from this landform drains southwest to Hetch Hetchy via Rancheria Creek.
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Wikidata Q49088131, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3389.4 m
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 19 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 20 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 22 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ehrnbeck Peak: 1.2 mi
- Acker Peak: 1.4 mi
- Craig Peak: 1.7 mi
- Tower Peak: 1.8 mi
- Hawksbeak Peak: 2.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 5.8 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 8.2 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
- Upper Cathedral Creek Falls: 13.4 mi
- Leavitt Falls: 13.7 mi
- Buck Springs: 12.9 mi
- Doe Springs: 12.9 mi
- Sachse Spring: 17.3 mi
- Jordan Spring: 17.9 mi
- The Hot Springs: 18.3 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 13.3 mi
- Little Bodie Monument: 18.7 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 19.0 mi
- Avalanche of 1911: 20.5 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 20.5 mi
- Bridgeport: 16.1 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 18.7 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 19.9 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 22.2 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 24.9 mi
- Mono County Museum: 18.6 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 18.7 mi
- Nature Museum: 24.3 mi
- Interpretive Center: 24.3 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 25.0 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 15.2 mi
- Dog Town: 18.3 mi
- Bennettville: 19.4 mi
- East Flange Rock: 15.6 mi
- Dore Cliff: 16.8 mi
- Locomotive Point: 23.3 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 19.5 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 21.0 mi
- Indian Arch: 23.9 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 7.1 mi
- Danburg Beach: 22.6 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 22.8 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 17.2 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Wells Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn Peak | ESE 104° | 3,749.3 m | 8.2 mi |
| The Dragtooth | ESE 102° | 3,695.4 m | 8.0 mi |
| Whorl Mountain | ESE 113° | 3,667 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cleaver Peak | E 100° | 3,616.8 m | 7.4 mi |
| Blacksmith Peak | E 99° | 3,616.3 m | 7.2 mi |
| The Doodad | ESE 102° | 3,606 m | 7.8 mi |
| Eagle Peak | ENE 59° | 3,603 m | 7.6 mi |
| The Three Teeth | ESE 101° | 3,595.4 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 18 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/358796329
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 27 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 27 mi
- Mono Lake · 29 mi
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