Gaylor Peak

Gaylor Peak is an 11,004-foot mountain summit located on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northern California, United States. The peak is positioned on the boundary between Yosemite National Park and the Inyo National Forest, and it also lies on the border between Mono County and Tuolumne County.

Type: Peak with an elevation of 10,994 feet
Description: mountain summit in California
Also known as: “Tioga Hill”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tioga Pass and Tioga Lake.

Tioga Pass

Mountain saddle

Photo: Ottofunk9, CC BY 2.5.

Tioga Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. State Route 120 runs through it, and serves as the eastern entry point for Yosemite National Park, at the Tioga Pass Entrance Station.

Tioga Lake

Reservoir

Photo: Dcrjsr, CC BY 3.0.

Tioga Lake is a small glacial lake in the Inyo National Forest of Mono County, California, about two miles north of the Tioga Pass entrance to Yosemite National Park. The lake bed is alongside State Route 120 in the Sierra Nevada of California.

Tioga Lake Overlook

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Don Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tioga Lake Overlook is a scenic viewpoint.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bennettville.

Bennettville

Hamlet

Photo: Utilizer, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bennettville is a former settlement and ghost town in Mono County, California, United States. It was located on Mine Creek, 4 mi east-southeast of Mount Conness.

Gaylor Peak

Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.9188° or 37° 55′ 8″ north

Longitude

-119.26535° or 119° 15′ 55″ west

Elevation

10,994 feet (3,351 metres)

Open location code

8592WP9M+GV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358766473

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

5351812

Wikidata ID

Q49031223

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Gaylor Peak” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Gaylor Peak”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Moraine Flat and Tuolumne Meadows.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Upper Gaylor Lake and Middle Gaylor Lake.

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