Wildcat Point
Wildcat Point rises to 2,882 m in California. Mount Conness stands 3,825 m to the east-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is LeConte Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 3.8 miles off. 167 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49090068, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,881.9 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 6 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 8 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 9 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 10 mi
167 named places within 25 miles
- Scar Dome: 1.2 mi
- Scary Dome: 1.3 mi
- SAR Dome: 1.5 mi
- Cold Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Hooper Peak: 2.3 mi
- LeConte Falls: 0.6 mi
- California Falls: 0.9 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 0.9 mi
- White Cascade: 1.9 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 2.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 5.4 mi
- Iron Spring: 14.1 mi
- Jordan Spring: 15.4 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 17.7 mi
- Black Spring: 18.7 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 5.4 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 11.7 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 12.7 mi
- World Heritage Site: 14.7 mi
- Women's Club Building: 15.0 mi
- Dore Cliff: 10.6 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 13.3 mi
- Diving Board: 13.9 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 14.3 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 14.7 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 14.7 mi
- Indian Village: 14.7 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 14.7 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 15.0 mi
- Indian Arch: 12.1 mi
- Upside-Down House: 17.7 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 19.2 mi
- Perched Boulder: 22.5 mi
- South Tufa Area: 22.6 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Summit Meadow: 21.0 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 7.7 mi
- Danburg Beach: 17.8 mi
- June Lake Beach: 22.4 mi
- Navy Beach: 23.0 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 17.4 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 17.7 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 21.0 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 22.3 mi
- Bennettville: 10.0 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 16.0 mi
- Dog Town: 21.4 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 8.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wildcat Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Conness | ENE 68° | 3,825 m | 7.1 mi |
| Sheep Peak | NE 56° | 3,601 m | 6.7 mi |
| Cockscomb | SSE 154° | 3,369 m | 7.2 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | SSE 162° | 3,328 m | 7.0 mi |
| Ragged Peak | E 86° | 3,326 m | 4.9 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | SSW 212° | 3,309 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | SSE 160° | 3,308 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | SSW 213° | 3,308 m | 6.7 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 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| 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, 7 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/358796341
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 15 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 15 mi
- Mono Lake · 24 mi
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