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Big Grizzly Mountain

Big Grizzly Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Big Grizzly Mountain rises to 1,575 m in California. Tempo Dome stands 2,393 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Grizzly Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 3.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q35727093, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1575 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.71798, -119.89601

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 40
Springs: 23
Parks: 17
Museums: 17
Attractions: 10
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 4.7 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 6.9 mi
  • Summit Meadow: 13.6 mi
  • Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Big Grizzly Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tempo DomeESE 109°2,393.1 m14.2 mi
El CapitanE 85°2,307 m14.2 mi
Dewey PointE 94°2,236 m13.5 mi
Bald MountainNNE 31°2,208 m11.1 mi
Crocker PointE 94°2,165 m13.0 mi
Chowchilla MountainSE 145°2,105 m13.4 mi
Devils Dance FloorE 80°2,078 m8.9 mi
K-P PinnacleE 85°2,052.85 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3919:4620:25
September equinox06:4818:2418:58
December solstice07:1216:0416:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383638425060686762534337
Precip in6.95.65.83.72.40.80.30.10.72.34.47.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Village 12 W, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796855

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