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Foster Curry Cabin

Foster Curry Cabin from directly overhead

Foster Curry Cabin is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,224 m. Gray Peak stands 3,526 m to the east-southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Women's Club Building, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 4.9 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates37.73604, -119.57125

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 49
Attractions: 12
  • Indian Arch: 3.0 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 5.5 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 5.5 mi
  • Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 12.5 mi
  • Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 8
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • El Capitan Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 6.2 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Parks: 2
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Foster Curry Cabin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gray PeakESE 117°3,525.5 m9.4 mi
Mount ClarkESE 109°3,512 m8.3 mi
Mount HoffmannNNE 23°3,308 m8.3 mi
Obelisk Lake PeakESE 105°3,206 m9.0 mi
Quartzite PeakE 100°3,182 m8.1 mi
Clouds RestENE 64°3,028 m5.0 mi
Sunrise MountainENE 59°3,026 m7.7 mi
The PinnaclesENE 67°2,885 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

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).

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, 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12335619607

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