John Muir
John Muir is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,209 m. Mount Clark stands 3,512 m to the east-southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Village, a museum 0.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 4.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1924
- Inscription
- [...] John Muir built here a sugar pine cabin in 1889 and made it his home for two years [...]
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 8 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 12 mi
- Lembert Dome · 16 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Yosemite Point: 0.6 mi
- Lost Arrow Spire: 0.6 mi
- Eagle Tower: 0.7 mi
- Arrowhead Spire: 0.8 mi
- Union Point: 0.9 mi
- Lower Yosemite Fall: 0.3 mi
- Middle Cascades: 0.5 mi
- Upper Yosemite Fall: 0.7 mi
- Royal Arch Cascade: 1.3 mi
- Staircase Falls: 1.3 mi
- Indian Village: 0.3 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 0.3 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 0.4 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 0.4 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 0.9 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 0.7 mi
- Glacier Point: 1.6 mi
- Profile Cliff: 2.4 mi
- The Fissures: 2.5 mi
- Diving Board: 2.9 mi
- Indian Arch: 3.0 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 4.6 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 11.7 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 11.7 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 11.7 mi
- Iron Spring: 2.2 mi
- Black Spring: 4.1 mi
- Moss Spring: 4.2 mi
- Fern Spring: 4.5 mi
- Barrel Spring: 11.7 mi
- World Heritage Site: 0.4 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 1.5 mi
- Women's Club Building: 1.5 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 15.4 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 20.7 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Summit Meadow: 6.0 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 6.9 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 22.0 mi
- El Portal Park: 11.6 mi
- Midpines Park: 23.4 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 19.2 mi
- Bennettville: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of John Muir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Clark | ESE 111° | 3,512 m | 9.7 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | NNE 33° | 3,308 m | 8.2 mi |
| The Bowmaiden | NE 34° | 3,241 m | 9.7 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | ESE 103° | 3,182 m | 9.5 mi |
| Clouds Rest | ENE 76° | 3,028 m | 5.9 mi |
| Sunrise Mountain | ENE 68° | 3,026 m | 8.5 mi |
| The Pinnacles | E 79° | 2,885 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Starr King | SE 126° | 2,767 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| 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, under a mile 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/4873116739
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 2 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 3 mi
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