Benson Lake Beach
Benson Lake Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 2,313 m. Matterhorn Peak stands 3,749 m to the east-northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Piute Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 11 miles off.
Riviera of the Sierra
What the record says
- Material
- sand
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 14 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 14 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 16 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Piute Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Volunteer Peak: 2.2 mi
- Regulation Peak: 3.0 mi
- West Peak: 3.1 mi
- Price Peak: 3.1 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 6.2 mi
- Upper Cathedral Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 7.3 mi
- LeConte Falls: 7.7 mi
- California Falls: 8.5 mi
- Soda Springs: 13.0 mi
- Jordan Spring: 17.2 mi
- Sachse Spring: 17.9 mi
- Iron Spring: 19.1 mi
- Buck Springs: 19.2 mi
- Dore Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 18.5 mi
- Diving Board: 19.2 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Glacier Point: 20.2 mi
- Indian Village: 19.0 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 19.0 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 19.0 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 19.1 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 19.6 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 13.0 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 17.0 mi
- Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 18.4 mi
- World Heritage Site: 19.1 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 19.7 mi
- Indian Arch: 16.9 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 22.4 mi
- Upside-Down House: 22.4 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 23.2 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 23.3 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 23.2 mi
- Summit Meadow: 24.9 mi
- Bennettville: 15.4 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 16.0 mi
- Dog Town: 20.6 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 20.8 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 22.4 mi
- Bridgeport: 23.2 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 12.5 mi
- Danburg Beach: 21.2 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Benson Lake Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn Peak | ENE 57° | 3,749 m | 9.3 mi |
| The Dragtooth | NE 55° | 3,695 m | 9.3 mi |
| Whorl Mountain | ENE 64° | 3,667 m | 8.5 mi |
| Virginia Peak | ENE 71° | 3,657 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cleaver Peak | NE 50° | 3,617 m | 9.2 mi |
| Blacksmith Peak | NE 49° | 3,616 m | 9.1 mi |
| The Doodad | NE 53° | 3,606 m | 9.2 mi |
| The Three Teeth | NE 52° | 3,595 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:45 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 14 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1089491667
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 20 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 20 mi
- Mono Lake · 28 mi
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