Church Tower
Church Tower rises to 1,670 m in California. Mount Clark stands 3,512 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Cathedral Spire, a peak 0.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 7.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1670 m
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 10 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 11 mi
- Lembert Dome · 19 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lower Cathedral Spire: 0.1 mi
- Higher Cathedral Spire: 0.2 mi
- Higher Cathedral Rock: 0.4 mi
- Middle Cathedral Rock: 0.4 mi
- Lower Cathedral Rock: 0.8 mi
- Bridalveil Fall: 0.9 mi
- Horsetail Fall: 1.1 mi
- Ribbon Fall: 1.8 mi
- Sentinel Fall: 1.9 mi
- Silver Strand Falls: 2.3 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 3.2 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 3.3 mi
- Indian Village: 3.3 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 3.3 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 3.3 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 2.1 mi
- Valley View Parking: 2.1 mi
- Indian Arch: 5.9 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 9.0 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 9.0 mi
- Profile Cliff: 1.4 mi
- The Fissures: 1.5 mi
- Rockslides: 1.9 mi
- Glacier Point: 3.2 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 3.3 mi
- Moss Spring: 1.6 mi
- Black Spring: 1.7 mi
- Fern Spring: 1.9 mi
- Iron Spring: 4.6 mi
- Barrel Spring: 8.8 mi
- John Muir: 3.0 mi
- World Heritage Site: 3.3 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 3.5 mi
- Women's Club Building: 3.6 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 17.7 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Summit Meadow: 3.1 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- El Portal Park: 9.0 mi
- Midpines Park: 20.5 mi
- Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park: 23.7 mi
- Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park: 24.1 mi
- Mariposa Art Park: 24.3 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 9.8 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 19.9 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 21.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Church Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Clark | E 97° | 3,512 m | 11.1 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | E 90° | 3,182 m | 11.2 mi |
| Clouds Rest | ENE 65° | 3,028 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Bruce | SE 138° | 2,964 m | 11.1 mi |
| Buena Vista Peak | SE 144° | 2,956 m | 10.4 mi |
| The Pinnacles | ENE 66° | 2,885 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Starr King | E 98° | 2,767 m | 6.2 mi |
| Half Dome | ENE 68° | 2,694 m | 5.7 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, 3 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8753468085
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 3 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 5 mi
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