Wheeler Peak
Wheeler Peak rises to 2,736 m in California. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bartlett Peak, a peak 2.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tuolumne County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49088960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,736 m
How to reach it
- 17.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
- 29.3 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 23 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 24 mi
- Lembert Dome · 26 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bartlett Peak: 2.4 mi
- Richardson Peak: 2.4 mi
- Nance Peak: 2.5 mi
- Haystack Peak: 2.6 mi
- Schofield Peak: 3.1 mi
- Wapama Falls: 9.3 mi
- Tueeulala Falls: 9.7 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 10.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.8 mi
- Jawbone Falls: 14.5 mi
- Sachse Spring: 6.2 mi
- Box Spring: 9.7 mi
- Shingle Spring: 10.3 mi
- Salt Spring: 14.5 mi
- Hull Creek Spring: 17.0 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 12.6 mi
- Beach 2: 15.4 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 15.5 mi
- Beach 1: 15.5 mi
- Douglas Picnic Ground: 16.5 mi
- Bridgeport: 21.1 mi
- Bridgeport Training Range: 22.9 mi
- Tuolumne State Game Refuge: 23.9 mi
- Columns of the Giants: 16.8 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 23.3 mi
- Indian Arch: 24.4 mi
- Merced Grove: 25.0 mi
- Nature Museum: 16.4 mi
- Interpretive Center: 16.5 mi
- Strawberry: 16.7 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 23.7 mi
- Cottonwood Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
- East Flange Rock: 10.1 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 17.4 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 20.8 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 25.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Wheeler Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Peak | ENE 73° | 3,582 m | 10.5 mi |
| Leavitt Peak | NNE 19° | 3,516 m | 13.6 mi |
| Hanna Mountain | ENE 65° | 3,491 m | 14.7 mi |
| Flatiron Butte | ENE 63° | 3,470 m | 14.6 mi |
| Crown Point | E 87° | 3,460 m | 14.9 mi |
| Center Mountain | ENE 77° | 3,431 m | 13.5 mi |
| Ehrnbeck Peak | ENE 78° | 3,428 m | 12.0 mi |
| Forsyth Peak | ENE 64° | 3,408 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:47 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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, 10 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/358796333
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 27 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 27 mi
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