Merced Grove
Merced Grove is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,632 m. Boundary Hill stands 2,575 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tunnel Tree, a attraction 2.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
building in California, United States
Dates from 1930s.
Wikidata Q6818070, matched on coordinates and name (39 m apart).
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 2 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 20 mi
- Lembert Dome · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Grizzly Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Trumbull Peak: 4.4 mi
- Little Grizzly Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Eagle Peak: 5.1 mi
- Pilot Peak: 5.3 mi
- Little Nellie Falls: 3.7 mi
- Carlon Falls: 3.7 mi
- Foresta Falls: 5.8 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 6.9 mi
- Upper Cascades: 7.1 mi
- Pilot Peak Spring: 4.9 mi
- Barrel Spring: 8.2 mi
- Fern Spring: 9.8 mi
- Black Spring: 10.0 mi
- Moss Spring: 10.1 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum: 6.0 mi
- Interpretive Center: 9.2 mi
- Nature Museum: 9.3 mi
- Indian Village: 13.7 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 13.7 mi
- El Portal Park: 5.9 mi
- Greeley Hill County Park: 14.5 mi
- Red Cloud: 15.9 mi
- Midpines Park: 16.0 mi
- Bagby Recreation Area: 18.4 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 8.5 mi
- Rockslides: 9.8 mi
- Profile Cliff: 13.1 mi
- The Fissures: 13.2 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 13.8 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 2.3 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 5.9 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 5.9 mi
- Valley View Parking: 9.6 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 9.6 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 4.6 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Indian Flat Day Use: 6.1 mi
- Summit Meadow: 11.5 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- John Muir: 13.4 mi
- World Heritage Site: 13.8 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 14.7 mi
- Women's Club Building: 14.8 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 16.1 mi
- Cat Town: 15.5 mi
- Mount Ophir: 20.4 mi
- Agua Fria: 20.8 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 22.0 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 20.4 mi
- Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 20.9 mi
- Dunn Court Beach: 21.0 mi
- Dedication Garden: 17.0 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Merced Grove. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Hill | E 85° | 2,575 m | 11.6 mi |
| Tempo Dome | ESE 123° | 2,393.1 m | 12.3 mi |
| Eagle Peak | E 91° | 2,362 m | 12.3 mi |
| Smith Peak | NNE 25° | 2,356 m | 13.5 mi |
| El Capitan | E 95° | 2,307 m | 11.1 mi |
| Taft Point | E 101° | 2,286 m | 13.1 mi |
| Dewey Point | ESE 107° | 2,236 m | 10.8 mi |
| Eagle Tower | E 88° | 2,220 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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, 1 mi 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element node/4251320105
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 15 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 16 mi
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