[3] The peak lies on the boundary between Yosemite National Park and the Ansel Adams Wilderness further east.

[2] Rodgers Peak is the fourth-highest mountain in Yosemite National Park.

[2] According to the Köppen climate classification system, Rodgers Peak is located in an alpine climate zone.

[7] 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.