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Glacier Point

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Elevation
2,198 m
Tallest summit within 9.8 miles
Gray Peak3,525.5 m · 9.3 mi
Nearest byway
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road5.3 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:24local time
Coordinates
37.7307, -119.5737
Glacier Point, seen from above at true elevation

Glacier Point is a cliff in California, at a recorded 2,198 m. Gray Peak stands 3,526 m to the east-southeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Staircase Falls, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.3 miles off.

Elevation
2198 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Glacier Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gray PeakESE 115°3,525.5 m9.3 mi
Mount ClarkESE 107°3,512 m8.3 mi
Mount HoffmannNNE 23°3,308 m8.7 mi
Obelisk Lake PeakESE 103°3,206 m9.0 mi
Quartzite PeakE 97°3,182 m8.2 mi
Clouds RestENE 61°3,028 m5.3 mi
Sunrise MountainENE 57°3,026 m8.0 mi
The PinnaclesENE 63°2,885 m4.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:10
June solstice05:3819:4520:24
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1116:0316:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °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, 2 mi away.

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