Tioga Peak | |
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![]() South aspect, with Tioga Lake | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 11,526 ft (3,513 m) NAVD 88 [1] |
Prominence | 1,006 ft (307 m) [1] |
Isolation | 2.71 mi (4.36 km) [2] |
Coordinates | 37°56′58″N 119°14′47″W / 37.94944°N 119.24639°W [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Mono County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Topo map | USGS Mount Dana |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | class 2 scrambling [2] |
Tioga Peak is located in Mono County, California, approximately two miles outside of Yosemite National Park. It is situated in the Hoover Wilderness on land managed by Inyo National Forest. [3]
Tioga Peak is three miles north-northeast of Tioga Pass, at the head of Lee Vining Canyon. Highway 120 traverses its south and east slopes. It is easily accessible, a class 1 to class 2 scramble, from Gardisky Lake. The summit is like a rolling dome. It has some of the best views of the Tioga Pass region. [3]
Both Mount Dana and Tioga Pass are visible from the summit. [3]
Tioga Peak is a rounded peak, made of metamorphic rock. [3]
Tioga Peak is located in an alpine climate zone. [4] 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 moisture in the form of rain or snowfall to drop onto the range. Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains to Lee Vining Creek and ultimately Mono Lake.