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Fireplace Bluffs

Fireplace Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

Fireplace Bluffs is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,928 m. Clouds Rest stands 3,028 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockslides, a cliff 1.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 4.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1928 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.73014, -119.68611

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 49
Museums: 14
Springs: 13
Attractions: 12
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • El Capitan Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 4.3 mi
  • Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
Parks: 8
Historic sites: 7
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Fireplace Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clouds RestENE 76°3,028 m11.1 mi
The PinnaclesENE 78°2,885 m10.7 mi
Mount Starr KingESE 101°2,767 m9.4 mi
Half DomeE 82°2,694 m8.4 mi
Indian RockENE 64°2,592 m8.2 mi
Mount WatkinsENE 68°2,590 m9.9 mi
Boundary HillNE 53°2,575 m3.9 mi
SubdomeE 82°2,564 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3819:4520:25
September equinox06:4718:2318:57
December solstice07:1116:0316:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384145505866737367564437
Precip in7.06.55.53.21.90.50.30.20.41.64.05.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, 5 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1267845112

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