Dewey Point
Dewey Point rises to 2,236 m in California. Clouds Rest stands 3,028 m to the east-northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Crocker Point, a peak 0.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 7.1 miles off.
The story
Vista point over Yosemite Valley, California, United States.
Wikidata Q27267334, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,236 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 10 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 12 mi
- Lembert Dome · 21 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crocker Point: 0.5 mi
- Leaning Tower: 0.6 mi
- Stanford Point: 0.9 mi
- Higher Cathedral Rock: 1.0 mi
- Middle Cathedral Rock: 1.0 mi
- Bridalveil Fall: 0.9 mi
- Silver Strand Falls: 1.0 mi
- Ribbon Fall: 2.2 mi
- Horsetail Fall: 2.2 mi
- Sentinel Fall: 3.3 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 4.6 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 4.6 mi
- Indian Village: 4.6 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 4.6 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 4.6 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 1.3 mi
- Indian Arch: 7.2 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 7.7 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 7.7 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 9.6 mi
- Moss Spring: 0.9 mi
- Fern Spring: 1.1 mi
- Black Spring: 1.2 mi
- Iron Spring: 5.9 mi
- Barrel Spring: 7.5 mi
- Rockslides: 1.5 mi
- Profile Cliff: 2.6 mi
- The Fissures: 2.6 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 2.6 mi
- Glacier Point: 4.6 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Summit Meadow: 2.1 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- World Heritage Site: 4.6 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 4.8 mi
- Women's Club Building: 4.9 mi
- Mt Buckingham School (historic): 16.5 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 19.6 mi
- El Portal Park: 7.7 mi
- Midpines Park: 19.2 mi
- Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park: 22.8 mi
- Mariposa Art Park: 23.0 mi
- Mariposa Park: 23.1 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 11.0 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 19.4 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 22.8 mi
- Cat Town: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Dewey Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clouds Rest | ENE 64° | 3,028 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Bruce | SE 131° | 2,964 m | 11.4 mi |
| Buena Vista Peak | SE 136° | 2,956 m | 10.5 mi |
| The Pinnacles | ENE 65° | 2,885 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Starr King | E 91° | 2,767 m | 7.2 mi |
| Half Dome | ENE 66° | 2,694 m | 7.0 mi |
| Indian Rock | NE 45° | 2,592 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Watkins | NE 53° | 2,590 m | 9.0 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 | 18:23 | 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, 5 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/358797548
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 5 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 6 mi
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