Cascade Cliffs
Cascade Cliffs is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,152 m. Merced Peak stands 3,575 m to the southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade Fall, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 6.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2152 m
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 6 mi
- Lembert Dome · 13 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 16 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf Dome: 1.3 mi
- Moraine Dome: 1.4 mi
- Bunnell Point: 1.6 mi
- Mount Starr King: 2.2 mi
- Liberty Cap: 2.5 mi
- Cascade Fall: 1.0 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 1.8 mi
- Nevada Fall: 2.5 mi
- Silver Apron: 3.0 mi
- Vernal Fall: 3.1 mi
- Indian Arch: 5.2 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 9.9 mi
- Valley View Parking: 9.9 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 16.4 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 16.7 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 1.4 mi
- Diving Board: 3.3 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Glacier Point: 4.8 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 6.0 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 4.0 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 5.2 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 5.8 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 5.8 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 5.8 mi
- Women's Club Building: 4.6 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 4.7 mi
- World Heritage Site: 5.8 mi
- John Muir: 6.1 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 12.6 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Summit Meadow: 9.7 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Iron Spring: 3.9 mi
- Moss Spring: 9.4 mi
- Black Spring: 9.5 mi
- Fern Spring: 9.8 mi
- Soda Springs: 12.6 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 8.6 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 21.1 mi
- El Portal Park: 16.7 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 22.5 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 20.6 mi
- June Lake Beach: 23.4 mi
- Bennettville: 19.3 mi
- Arch Rock: 22.5 mi
- free natural hot pool: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Cascade Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merced Peak | SE 140° | 3,575.4 m | 7.9 mi |
| Red Peak | SE 138° | 3,566.6 m | 6.4 mi |
| Gray Peak | SE 132° | 3,525.5 m | 5.0 mi |
| Mount Clark | ESE 119° | 3,512 m | 3.7 mi |
| Ottoway Peak | SE 137° | 3,511.6 m | 7.5 mi |
| Vogelsang Peak | ENE 63° | 3,488 m | 8.4 mi |
| Tresidder Peak | NNE 25° | 3,231 m | 8.3 mi |
| Cony Crags | E 86° | 3,212.3 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, 6 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 way/1137272297
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 4 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 5 mi
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