- Elevation, modelled
- 1,560 m
- Tallest summit within 14.4 miles
- Gale Peak3,258 m · 14.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road18.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 37.5066, -119.6303
Mariposa Welcome Plaza is a attraction in California, at a modelled 1,560 m. Gale Peak stands 3,258 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Savage, a peak 1.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 19 miles off.
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Mariposa Welcome Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gale Peak | ENE 72° | 3,258 m | 14.0 mi |
| Sing Peak | ENE 76° | 3,201 m | 13.7 mi |
| Madera Peak | E 81° | 3,197 m | 14.2 mi |
| Redtop | ENE 78° | 3,039 m | 12.8 mi |
| Moraine Mountain | ENE 59° | 2,979 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Bruce | NE 50° | 2,964 m | 9.7 mi |
| Buena Vista Peak | NE 46° | 2,956 m | 8.6 mi |
| Iron Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,794 m | 7.9 mi |
- 18.8 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 21 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Savage: 1.1 mi
- Goat Meadow Hill: 1.2 mi
- Wawona Point: 1.8 mi
- Hogan Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Wawona Dome: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls: 40
- Lower Chilnualna Falls: 3.1 mi
- Chilnualna Fall: 4.0 mi
- Chilnualna Creek Cascades: 4.2 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 5.0 mi
- Alder Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
Museums: 15
- Mariposa Grove Museum: 1.8 mi
- Yosemite History Center: 2.6 mi
- Thornberry Museum: 3.8 mi
- Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park: 12.2 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 12
- Grizzly Giant: 1.6 mi
- Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Historical Railroad: 3.7 mi
- Big Ed: 5.9 mi
- Bull Buck Tree: 6.0 mi
- Willow Creek Trail: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 11.3 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 16.2 mi
- Women's Club Building: 16.2 mi
- John Muir: 16.7 mi
- World Heritage Site: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Agua Fria: 21.4 mi
- Mount Ophir: 23.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 16 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 16 mi
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