Tuolumne Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,845 ft (3,306 m) NAVD 88 [1] |
Prominence | 685 ft (209 m) [1] |
Coordinates | 37°52′31″N 119°29′5″W / 37.87528°N 119.48472°W [1] |
Geography | |
Location |
Yosemite National Park Tuolumne County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Falls Ridge |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Cretaceous |
Type of rock | Granodiorite |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Richard M. Leonard and Sierra Club party on July 9, 1932 |
Tuolumne Peak is a mountain, in Yosemite National Park, in the area of Tuolumne Meadows. It is a fractured granite, twin summited peak, and is close to geographic center of the park. Tuolumne Peak is located approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of Mount Hoffmann via a granite ridge-line. It is climbed less often than Hoffman, probably due to a more difficult approach. [2]
There is rock climbing, on Tuolumne Peak. [3]
Tenaya Glacier had effects, at least near Tuolumne Peak, during the Wisconsin Glacial Stage, over-topping the ridge that connects Tuolumne Peak to Mount Hoffman, isolating both tops. [4]
Tuolumne Peak is located in an alpine climate zone. [5] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks ( orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.
Climate data for Tuolumne Peak (CA) 37.8744 N, 119.4855 W, Elevation: 10,289 ft (3,136 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 35.2 (1.8) |
34.1 (1.2) |
36.9 (2.7) |
40.7 (4.8) |
48.0 (8.9) |
57.8 (14.3) |
66.3 (19.1) |
65.0 (18.3) |
59.3 (15.2) |
50.4 (10.2) |
40.9 (4.9) |
35.1 (1.7) |
47.5 (8.6) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 26.0 (−3.3) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
36.0 (2.2) |
45.4 (7.4) |
53.0 (11.7) |
52.0 (11.1) |
46.5 (8.1) |
38.5 (3.6) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
36.1 (2.3) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 16.7 (−8.5) |
14.2 (−9.9) |
15.9 (−8.9) |
17.9 (−7.8) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
33.0 (0.6) |
39.7 (4.3) |
39.1 (3.9) |
33.6 (0.9) |
26.6 (−3.0) |
20.5 (−6.4) |
15.9 (−8.9) |
24.8 (−4.0) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 11.46 (291) |
10.14 (258) |
9.31 (236) |
5.30 (135) |
3.29 (84) |
0.90 (23) |
0.45 (11) |
0.25 (6.4) |
0.69 (18) |
3.13 (80) |
5.20 (132) |
10.58 (269) |
60.7 (1,543.4) |
Source: PRISM Climate Group [6] |
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.