Mariposa Welcome Plaza
Mariposa Welcome Plaza is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 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.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 18.8 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 21 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Cold Spring: 6.6 mi
- Barrel Spring: 12.2 mi
- Moss Spring: 14.5 mi
- Fern Spring: 14.5 mi
- Black Spring: 14.8 mi
- Gold Rush BBQ: 2.4 mi
- Summit Meadow: 11.6 mi
- The Falls Picnic Site: 12.6 mi
- Lakeside Day Use Area: 14.4 mi
- Pine Point Day Use: 14.7 mi
- 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
- Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park: 10.2 mi
- Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park: 10.4 mi
- Oakhurst Community Park: 12.3 mi
- El Portal Park: 14.5 mi
- Midpines Park: 15.9 mi
- The Fissures: 14.3 mi
- Profile Cliff: 14.3 mi
- Rockslides: 15.1 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 15.2 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 15.7 mi
- 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
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 5.8 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 20.1 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 23.5 mi
- Agua Fria: 21.4 mi
- Mount Ophir: 23.8 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 12.3 mi
- Arch Rock: 19.9 mi
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, under a mile away.
Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6779961530
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 16 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 16 mi
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