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John Muir

John Muir from directly overhead

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

Coordinates37.74719, -119.59389

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums: 12
Attractions: 12
  • Indian Arch: 3.0 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 4.6 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 4.6 mi
  • Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 11.7 mi
  • Tunnel Tree: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 9
Historic sites: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • 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
Nature reserves: 2
Parks: 2
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClarkESE 111°3,512 m9.7 mi
Mount HoffmannNNE 33°3,308 m8.2 mi
The BowmaidenNE 34°3,241 m9.7 mi
Quartzite PeakESE 103°3,182 m9.5 mi
Clouds RestENE 76°3,028 m5.9 mi
Sunrise MountainENE 68°3,026 m8.5 mi
The PinnaclesE 79°2,885 m5.5 mi
Mount Starr KingSE 126°2,767 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
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, 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4873116739

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