- Elevation, modelled
- 1,209 m
- Tallest summit within 13.6 miles
- Moraine Mountain2,979 m · 11.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road16.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:24local time
- Coordinates
- 37.5389, -119.6556
Yosemite History Center is a museum in California, at a modelled 1,209 m. Moraine Mountain stands 2,979 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Chilnualna Falls, a waterfall 1.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 16 miles off.
open air museum in California
Wikidata Q20714887, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Yosemite History Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moraine Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,979 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Bruce | ENE 66° | 2,964 m | 9.7 mi |
| Buena Vista Peak | ENE 63° | 2,956 m | 8.5 mi |
| Iron Mountain | ESE 114° | 2,794 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Starr King | NNE 34° | 2,767 m | 13.6 mi |
| Quartz Mountain | E 97° | 2,757 m | 11.5 mi |
| Mount Raymond | ESE 109° | 2,650 m | 6.3 mi |
| White Chief Mountain | ESE 118° | 2,637 m | 7.5 mi |
- 16.2 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat RoadNational
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 18 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 21 mi
- Lembert Dome · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mount Savage: 2.1 mi
- Wawona Dome: 2.6 mi
- Wawona Point: 3.3 mi
- Hogan Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Goat Meadow Hill: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls: 40
- Lower Chilnualna Falls: 1.6 mi
- Chilnualna Fall: 2.7 mi
- Chilnualna Creek Cascades: 3.0 mi
- Alder Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Red Rock Falls: 7.3 mi
Museums: 14
- Mariposa Grove Museum: 3.6 mi
- Thornberry Museum: 5.9 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum: 11.7 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 14.2 mi
- Fresno Flats Historic Village and Park: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 13
- Mariposa Welcome Plaza: 2.6 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 3.9 mi
- Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Historical Railroad: 5.9 mi
- Big Ed: 8.5 mi
- Bull Buck Tree: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 10.0 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 14.4 mi
- Women's Club Building: 14.4 mi
- John Muir: 14.8 mi
- World Heritage Site: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Agua Fria: 20.3 mi
- Mount Ophir: 22.5 mi
- Cat Town: 24.8 mi
| 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 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 14 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 15 mi
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