Grand Mountain
Grand Mountain rises to 2,877 m in California. Echo Peak #0 stands 3,367 m to the southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Colby Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49032608, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2877 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 7 mi
- Lembert Dome · 10 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 13 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Colby Mountain: 1.1 mi
- V-Tree Dome: 2.0 mi
- Double Rock: 3.0 mi
- Tuolumne Peak: 3.1 mi
- SAR Dome: 3.3 mi
- Upper Cathedral Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 1.7 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 3.4 mi
- LeConte Falls: 3.7 mi
- California Falls: 4.3 mi
- Soda Springs: 8.6 mi
- Iron Spring: 11.8 mi
- Black Spring: 15.4 mi
- Moss Spring: 15.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 15.8 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 8.6 mi
- World Heritage Site: 11.9 mi
- John Muir: 12.1 mi
- Women's Club Building: 12.4 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 12.5 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 11.4 mi
- Diving Board: 11.8 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 12.4 mi
- Glacier Point: 12.9 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 13.2 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 11.8 mi
- Indian Village: 11.8 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 11.9 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 11.9 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 12.3 mi
- Indian Arch: 9.5 mi
- Valley View Parking: 15.8 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 15.8 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 18.5 mi
- Merced Grove: 20.8 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Summit Meadow: 18.0 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 19.9 mi
- Bennettville: 14.2 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 19.7 mi
- Dog Town: 25.0 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 21.7 mi
- El Portal Park: 21.9 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 22.0 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 7.5 mi
- Danburg Beach: 22.1 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 5.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Grand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Peak #0 | SE 130° | 3,367 m | 8.3 mi |
| Echo Peak #3 | SE 131° | 3,343 m | 8.3 mi |
| Echo Peak #1 | SE 130° | 3,330 m | 8.3 mi |
| Echo Peak #5 | SE 130° | 3,330 m | 8.3 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | SE 131° | 3,328 m | 8.3 mi |
| Echo Peak #2 | SE 131° | 3,318 m | 8.3 mi |
| Echo Peak #8 | SE 130° | 3,318 m | 8.4 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | SE 144° | 3,309 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 10 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/358795512
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 12 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 13 mi
- Mono Lake · 29 mi
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