Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6
Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6 is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 593 m. Boundary Hill stands 2,575 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
Shay locomotive built for Hetch Hetchy railroad
Dates from 1921-11.
Wikidata Q12059981, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 7 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 19 mi
- Lembert Dome · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Peak: 0.9 mi
- Brown Peak: 2.8 mi
- Pinoche Peak: 2.8 mi
- Trumbull Peak: 4.2 mi
- Casa Diablo: 4.4 mi
- Chinquapin Falls: 1.7 mi
- Foresta Falls: 1.9 mi
- Little Nellie Falls: 3.2 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 5.1 mi
- The Cascades: 5.4 mi
- Barrel Spring: 2.2 mi
- Fern Spring: 7.2 mi
- Moss Spring: 7.5 mi
- Black Spring: 7.5 mi
- Pilot Peak Spring: 9.9 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum: 0.1 mi
- Yosemite History Center: 11.8 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 12.0 mi
- Indian Village: 12.0 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 12.0 mi
- El Portal Park: 0.1 mi
- Midpines Park: 12.6 mi
- Mariposa Art Park: 16.4 mi
- Mariposa Park: 16.5 mi
- Greeley Hill County Park: 18.3 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 0.0 mi
- Merced Grove: 5.9 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 6.6 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 7.0 mi
- Valley View Parking: 7.1 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 6.7 mi
- Rockslides: 7.6 mi
- Profile Cliff: 10.3 mi
- The Fissures: 10.4 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 12.2 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Indian Flat Day Use: 3.4 mi
- Summit Meadow: 7.3 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 11.2 mi
- John Muir: 11.7 mi
- World Heritage Site: 12.0 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 12.5 mi
- Women's Club Building: 12.6 mi
- Cat Town: 16.7 mi
- Agua Fria: 18.3 mi
- Mount Ophir: 18.8 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 24.3 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 17.5 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 20.1 mi
- Dedication Garden: 22.0 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Hill | NE 54° | 2,575 m | 10.6 mi |
| Ostrander Rocks | E 84° | 2,482 m | 10.6 mi |
| Sentinel Dome | ENE 73° | 2,475 m | 11.5 mi |
| Tempo Dome | ESE 102° | 2,393.1 m | 7.6 mi |
| Eagle Peak | ENE 62° | 2,362 m | 10.6 mi |
| El Capitan | ENE 63° | 2,307 m | 9.1 mi |
| Taft Point | ENE 75° | 2,286 m | 10.3 mi |
| Dewey Point | ENE 74° | 2,236 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 6.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 7.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Village 12 W, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 78000360OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Hetch Hetchy Railroad Engine No.6, reference 78000360, listed 01/30/78.
OpenStreetMap element way/470135460
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 12 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 14 mi
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