Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center
Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,219 m. Mount Clark stands 3,512 m to the east-southeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Moran Point, a peak 0.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
place in California listed on National Register of Historic Places
Wikidata Q1969613, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1903
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sierra Club
How to reach it
- 4.7 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: 0.4 mi
- Union Point: 0.6 mi
- Sentinel Rock: 1.1 mi
- Sentinel Dome: 1.2 mi
- Washington Column: 1.2 mi
- Staircase Falls: 0.4 mi
- Royal Arch Cascade: 0.8 mi
- Lower Yosemite Fall: 1.2 mi
- Middle Cascades: 1.4 mi
- Sentinel Fall: 1.4 mi
- Indian Arch: 2.9 mi
- Valley View Parking: 5.1 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 5.1 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 12.2 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 12.2 mi
- Glacier Point: 0.7 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 1.2 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Diving Board: 2.1 mi
- The Fissures: 2.3 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 0.7 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 0.7 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 0.8 mi
- Indian Village: 0.8 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 1.3 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 0.5 mi
- Women's Club Building: 0.6 mi
- World Heritage Site: 0.7 mi
- John Muir: 0.9 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 15.1 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Summit Meadow: 6.1 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Iron Spring: 1.4 mi
- Black Spring: 4.7 mi
- Moss Spring: 4.7 mi
- Fern Spring: 5.0 mi
- Barrel Spring: 12.1 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 7.2 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 21.5 mi
- El Portal Park: 12.2 mi
- Midpines Park: 23.7 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 19.6 mi
- Bennettville: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Clark | ESE 110° | 3,512 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | NNE 27° | 3,308 m | 8.3 mi |
| Obelisk Lake Peak | ESE 106° | 3,206 m | 9.5 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | E 101° | 3,182 m | 8.6 mi |
| Tenaya Peak | NE 51° | 3,129 m | 9.6 mi |
| Clouds Rest | ENE 69° | 3,028 m | 5.3 mi |
| Sunrise Mountain | ENE 62° | 3,026 m | 8.0 mi |
| The Pinnacles | ENE 72° | 2,885 m | 4.9 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/164026487
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 1 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 2 mi
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