Tunnel Tree
Tunnel Tree is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,776 m. Boundary Hill stands 2,575 m to the east, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Merced Grove, a attraction 2.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 0.6 miles off.
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 1 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 18 mi
- Lembert Dome · 26 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Devils Dance Floor: 4.3 mi
- Eagle Peak: 5.7 mi
- Ackerson Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Big Grizzly Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Carlon Falls: 3.2 mi
- Little Nellie Falls: 3.5 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 5.7 mi
- Upper Cascades: 5.8 mi
- Foresta Falls: 5.8 mi
- Pilot Peak Spring: 6.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 8.5 mi
- Black Spring: 8.6 mi
- Barrel Spring: 8.7 mi
- Moss Spring: 8.8 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum: 6.6 mi
- Interpretive Center: 8.3 mi
- Nature Museum: 8.4 mi
- Indian Village: 12.0 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 12.0 mi
- El Portal Park: 6.5 mi
- Greeley Hill County Park: 16.4 mi
- Red Cloud: 17.8 mi
- Midpines Park: 17.9 mi
- Bagby Recreation Area: 20.7 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 7.1 mi
- Rockslides: 8.4 mi
- Profile Cliff: 11.7 mi
- The Fissures: 11.7 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 11.9 mi
- Merced Grove: 2.3 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 6.6 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 6.6 mi
- Valley View Parking: 8.3 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 8.3 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 4.4 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Indian Flat Day Use: 7.7 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- John Muir: 11.7 mi
- World Heritage Site: 12.0 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 13.0 mi
- Women's Club Building: 13.1 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 17.5 mi
- Cat Town: 17.7 mi
- Mount Ophir: 22.6 mi
- Agua Fria: 22.8 mi
- Horseshoe Bend: 24.1 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 21.7 mi
- Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 22.3 mi
- Dunn Court Beach: 22.4 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 23.2 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 15.2 mi
- Dedication Garden: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Tunnel Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boundary Hill | E 92° | 2,575 m | 9.7 mi |
| Ostrander Rocks | ESE 115° | 2,482 m | 12.8 mi |
| Sentinel Dome | ESE 104° | 2,475 m | 12.5 mi |
| Tempo Dome | SE 134° | 2,393.1 m | 11.7 mi |
| Eagle Peak | E 98° | 2,362 m | 10.5 mi |
| Smith Peak | NNE 19° | 2,356 m | 11.6 mi |
| El Capitan | ESE 104° | 2,307 m | 9.5 mi |
| North Dome | E 93° | 2,299 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/901502417
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 13 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 14 mi
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