Grand Mountain
Grand Mountain rises to 2,877 m in California. Cockscomb stands 3,369 m to the southeast, 9.0 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. 164 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49032608, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,877 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
164 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
- Women's Club Building: 12.4 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 12.5 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 15.9 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
- 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
- Indian Arch: 9.5 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 15.8 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 18.5 mi
- Merced Grove: 20.8 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 22.0 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 25 miles of Grand Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cockscomb | SE 126° | 3,369 m | 9.0 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | SE 131° | 3,328 m | 8.3 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | SE 144° | 3,309 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | S 174° | 3,308 m | 4.5 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | SE 125° | 3,308 m | 7.6 mi |
| Unicorn Peak | ESE 121° | 3,299 m | 8.7 mi |
| Pettit Peak | NNE 22° | 3,277 m | 5.5 mi |
| Eichorn Pinnacle | SE 126° | 3,267 m | 7.5 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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