- Elevation
- 1,238 m
- Tallest summit within 9.3 miles
- Gray Peak3,525.5 m · 8.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road5.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7305, -119.5596
Nature Center at Happy Isles is a museum in California, at a recorded 1,238 m. Gray Peak stands 3,526 m to the east-southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Grizzly Peak, a peak 0.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.2 miles off.
Dates from 1927.
Wikidata Q98950656, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 1238.05 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Nature Center at Happy Isles. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Peak | ESE 117° | 3,525.5 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mount Clark | ESE 108° | 3,512 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | NNE 18° | 3,308 m | 8.5 mi |
| Obelisk Lake Peak | ESE 104° | 3,206 m | 8.2 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | E 98° | 3,182 m | 7.4 mi |
| Tenaya Peak | NE 43° | 3,129 m | 9.3 mi |
| Clouds Rest | NE 56° | 3,028 m | 4.6 mi |
| Sunrise Mountain | NE 54° | 3,026 m | 7.4 mi |
- 5.2 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 7 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 14 mi
- Lembert Dome · 16 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Grizzly Peak: 0.5 mi
- Washington Column: 1.2 mi
- Mount Broderick: 1.3 mi
- Moran Point: 1.4 mi
- Sentinel Dome: 1.4 mi
Waterfalls: 50
- Vernal Fall: 0.9 mi
- Staircase Falls: 0.9 mi
- Silver Apron: 1.1 mi
- Illilouette Fall: 1.1 mi
- Royal Arch Cascade: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 12
- Indian Arch: 3.2 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 6.0 mi
- Valley View Parking: 6.0 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 13.0 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 13.0 mi
Museums: 11
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 1.3 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 2.0 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 2.0 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 2.0 mi
- Indian Village: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Women's Club Building: 0.7 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 0.7 mi
- World Heritage Site: 2.0 mi
- John Muir: 2.2 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Benson Lake Beach: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bennettville: 21.7 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 1 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 1 mi
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