Bunnell Point
Bunnell Point rises to 2,491 m in California. Red Peak stands 3,567 m to the south-southeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunnell Cliff, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.0 miles off. 183 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Bunnell Point is a summit in Mariposa County, California, in the United States. With an elevation of 8,172 feet (2,491 m), Bunnell Point is the 978th highest summit in the state of California. Bunnell Point was named for the explorer Lafayette Bunnell.
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Wikidata Q19600621, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,491 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 5 mi
- Lembert Dome · 12 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 14 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 17 mi
183 named places within 25 miles
- Bunnell Cascade: 0.5 mi
- Cascade Fall: 0.8 mi
- Pywiack Cascade: 3.5 mi
- Three Chute Falls: 3.7 mi
- Nevada Fall: 3.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Dome: 0.7 mi
- Moraine Dome: 1.3 mi
- The Pinnacles: 2.2 mi
- Clouds Rest: 2.3 mi
- East Quarter Dome: 2.6 mi
- Indian Arch: 5.4 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 11.1 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 17.8 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 18.0 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 18.0 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 0.2 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 1.6 mi
- Diving Board: 4.0 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 5.0 mi
- Glacier Point: 5.8 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 5.1 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 6.1 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 6.6 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 6.6 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 6.6 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Summit Meadow: 11.1 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Women's Club Building: 5.6 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 5.7 mi
- World Heritage Site: 6.6 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 11.1 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 14.9 mi
- Iron Spring: 4.7 mi
- Moss Spring: 10.6 mi
- Black Spring: 10.7 mi
- Fern Spring: 10.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 11.1 mi
- El Portal Park: 18.0 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 21.3 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 24.3 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 8.1 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 22.5 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 19.6 mi
- June Lake Beach: 22.2 mi
- Bennettville: 17.8 mi
- Arch Rock: 22.9 mi
- free natural hot pool: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bunnell Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Peak | SSE 152° | 3,567 m | 6.7 mi |
| Gray Peak | SSE 149° | 3,526 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Clark | SE 144° | 3,512 m | 3.6 mi |
| Ottoway Peak | SSE 149° | 3,512 m | 7.8 mi |
| Vogelsang Peak | ENE 68° | 3,488 m | 7.0 mi |
| Choo-Choo Mountain | NE 52° | 3,452 m | 7.1 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | NNE 28° | 3,328 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | NNW 342° | 3,308 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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, 7 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 254681 — Bunnell Point, Mariposa County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796031
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 5 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 6 mi
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