Yosemite Museum & Library
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Yosemite Museum & Library is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,218 m. Mount Clark stands 3,512 m to the east-southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is World Heritage Site, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 4.3 miles off.
The story
The Yosemite Museum is located in Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park in California. Founded in 1926 through the efforts of Ansel Franklin Hall, the museum's displays focus on the heritage and culture of the Ahwahnechee people who lived in the valley. The collection also includes both utilitarian and made-for-sale baskets dating from c. 1870 to present and is one of the only existing collections encompassing this depth and time span for any group in California. The adjacent Yosemite Valley Visitor Center features exhibits about the park's geology, wildlife, Native American and other settlers, John Muir, and the park's history.
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Dates from 1920s.
Wikidata Q8055932, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1926-05-29
What to expect
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 7 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 12 mi
- Lembert Dome · 16 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Yosemite Point: 0.6 mi
- Arrowhead Spire: 0.6 mi
- Lost Arrow Spire: 0.7 mi
- Moran Point: 0.9 mi
- Eagle Tower: 0.9 mi
- Lower Yosemite Fall: 0.5 mi
- Middle Cascades: 0.6 mi
- Upper Yosemite Fall: 0.8 mi
- Royal Arch Cascade: 0.9 mi
- Lehamite Falls: 1.1 mi
- Indian Arch: 2.7 mi
- Valley View Parking: 5.0 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 5.0 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 12.0 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 12.0 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 0.0 mi
- Indian Village: 0.0 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 0.1 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 0.8 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 2.0 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 0.6 mi
- Glacier Point: 1.5 mi
- Diving Board: 2.6 mi
- Profile Cliff: 2.6 mi
- The Fissures: 2.6 mi
- World Heritage Site: 0.0 mi
- John Muir: 0.3 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 1.3 mi
- Women's Club Building: 1.3 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 15.1 mi
- Iron Spring: 1.9 mi
- Black Spring: 4.5 mi
- Moss Spring: 4.5 mi
- Fern Spring: 4.8 mi
- Barrel Spring: 12.0 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Summit Meadow: 6.3 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 6.7 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 22.1 mi
- El Portal Park: 12.0 mi
- Midpines Park: 23.8 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 19.1 mi
- Bennettville: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Yosemite Museum & Library. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Clark | ESE 112° | 3,512 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | NNE 32° | 3,308 m | 8.0 mi |
| The Bowmaiden | NNE 33° | 3,241 m | 9.5 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | ESE 104° | 3,182 m | 9.2 mi |
| Clouds Rest | ENE 76° | 3,028 m | 5.6 mi |
| Sunrise Mountain | ENE 68° | 3,026 m | 8.1 mi |
| The Pinnacles | E 79° | 2,885 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Starr King | SE 129° | 2,767 m | 5.0 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/164018047
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 2 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 2 mi
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