Foster Curry Cabin
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
- 4.9 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 7 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 13 mi
- Lembert Dome · 16 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Moran Point: 0.7 mi
- Union Point: 0.9 mi
- Washington Column: 1.1 mi
- Sentinel Dome: 1.2 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 1.2 mi
- Staircase Falls: 0.2 mi
- Royal Arch Cascade: 0.9 mi
- Sentinel Fall: 1.6 mi
- Vernal Fall: 1.6 mi
- Illilouette Fall: 1.6 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 0.5 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 0.7 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 1.2 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 1.2 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 1.3 mi
- Glacier Point: 0.4 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 1.5 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 1.7 mi
- Diving Board: 1.7 mi
- The Fissures: 2.4 mi
- Indian Arch: 3.0 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
- Tunnel Tree: 13.0 mi
- Iron Spring: 1.1 mi
- Black Spring: 5.0 mi
- Moss Spring: 5.0 mi
- Fern Spring: 5.3 mi
- Barrel Spring: 12.3 mi
- 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
- Women's Club Building: 0.1 mi
- World Heritage Site: 1.2 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 14.9 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 19.5 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 20.7 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 7.3 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 21.3 mi
- El Portal Park: 12.5 mi
- Midpines Park: 23.9 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 19.8 mi
- Bennettville: 21.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Peak | ESE 117° | 3,526 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Clark | ESE 109° | 3,512 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | NNE 23° | 3,308 m | 8.3 mi |
| Obelisk Lake Peak | ESE 105° | 3,206 m | 9.0 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | E 100° | 3,182 m | 8.1 mi |
| Clouds Rest | ENE 64° | 3,028 m | 5.0 mi |
| Sunrise Mountain | ENE 59° | 3,026 m | 7.7 mi |
| The Pinnacles | ENE 67° | 2,885 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
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, 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12335619607
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 0 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 1 mi
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