West Peak
West Peak rises to 3,207 m in California. Mount Conness stands 3,825 m to the east, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Regulation Peak, a peak 0.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 8.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q49088652, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,207 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 11 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 12 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 14 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Regulation Peak: 0.7 mi
- Pettit Peak: 1.0 mi
- Volunteer Peak: 1.9 mi
- Hooper Peak: 2.4 mi
- V-Tree Dome: 3.7 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 3.4 mi
- Upper Cathedral Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 4.2 mi
- LeConte Falls: 4.7 mi
- California Falls: 5.4 mi
- Soda Springs: 10.0 mi
- Jordan Spring: 16.5 mi
- Iron Spring: 16.6 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 19.7 mi
- Sachse Spring: 20.1 mi
- Dore Cliff: 12.6 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 16.2 mi
- Diving Board: 16.6 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Glacier Point: 17.7 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 10.0 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 14.9 mi
- World Heritage Site: 16.7 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 17.0 mi
- Women's Club Building: 17.3 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 16.7 mi
- Indian Village: 16.7 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 16.7 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 16.7 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 17.2 mi
- Indian Arch: 14.4 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 20.5 mi
- Upside-Down House: 20.7 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 22.3 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 24.3 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Summit Meadow: 22.8 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 22.9 mi
- Bennettville: 13.3 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 16.0 mi
- Dog Town: 20.9 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 19.5 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 20.6 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 24.0 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 3.1 mi
- Danburg Beach: 19.9 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 10.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of West Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Conness | E 95° | 3,825 m | 9.7 mi |
| North Peak | E 89° | 3,728 m | 10.0 mi |
| Whorl Mountain | NE 44° | 3,667 m | 9.0 mi |
| Virginia Peak | NE 52° | 3,657 m | 9.7 mi |
| Sheep Peak | E 89° | 3,601 m | 8.6 mi |
| Stanton Peak | NE 54° | 3,552 m | 9.1 mi |
| Eocene Peak | NNE 27° | 3,529 m | 9.9 mi |
| Finger Peaks | NE 34° | 3,504 m | 8.9 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 | 06:47 | 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, 11 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 1656405 — West Peak, Tuolumne County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358804231
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 17 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 18 mi
- Mono Lake · 27 mi
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