Yosemite History Center
Yosemite History Center is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 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.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 18 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 21 mi
- Lembert Dome · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Cold Spring: 6.6 mi
- Barrel Spring: 9.6 mi
- Moss Spring: 12.2 mi
- Fern Spring: 12.2 mi
- Black Spring: 12.5 mi
- 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
- Gold Rush BBQ: 4.7 mi
- Summit Meadow: 9.3 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park: 11.6 mi
- El Portal Park: 11.8 mi
- Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park: 11.9 mi
- Oakhurst Community Park: 14.4 mi
- Midpines Park: 14.4 mi
- The Fissures: 12.3 mi
- Profile Cliff: 12.3 mi
- Rockslides: 12.8 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 13.3 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 13.6 mi
- 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
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 8.4 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 21.7 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 22.7 mi
- Agua Fria: 20.3 mi
- Mount Ophir: 22.5 mi
- Cat Town: 24.8 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 14.5 mi
- Arch Rock: 21.8 mi
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 |
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 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:04 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 2 mi 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/164769052
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 14 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 15 mi
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