Grizzly Peak
Grizzly Peak rises to 1,846 m in California. Gray Peak stands 3,526 m to the east-southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Vernal Fall, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Grizzly Peak in Yosemite Valley is a promontory on the southwest wall below the popular Half Dome. It can be seen on the hike to Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall, from northeastern Glacier Point, and various other locations in the Yosemite Valley. The top is not accessible by any trail, although rock climbers frequent the peak.
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Wikidata Q5609810, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,846 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 7 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 14 mi
- Lembert Dome · 15 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Broderick: 0.9 mi
- Liberty Cap: 1.0 mi
- Washington Column: 1.4 mi
- Half Dome: 1.5 mi
- Subdome: 1.6 mi
- Vernal Fall: 0.4 mi
- Silver Apron: 0.6 mi
- Nevada Fall: 1.0 mi
- Illilouette Fall: 1.3 mi
- Staircase Falls: 1.4 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 0.5 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 1.7 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 2.4 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 2.4 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 2.4 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 0.9 mi
- Diving Board: 1.0 mi
- Glacier Point: 1.3 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 2.7 mi
- The Fissures: 3.1 mi
- Indian Arch: 3.2 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 6.5 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 13.4 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 13.5 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 14.2 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Summit Meadow: 6.8 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Iron Spring: 1.0 mi
- Moss Spring: 6.0 mi
- Black Spring: 6.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 6.3 mi
- Barrel Spring: 13.1 mi
- Women's Club Building: 1.1 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 1.2 mi
- World Heritage Site: 2.4 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 14.4 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 18.3 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 7.6 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 20.9 mi
- El Portal Park: 13.4 mi
- Midpines Park: 24.6 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 20.1 mi
- Bennettville: 21.4 mi
- Arch Rock: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Grizzly Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Peak | ESE 118° | 3,526 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Clark | ESE 109° | 3,512 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | NNE 15° | 3,308 m | 8.4 mi |
| Obelisk Lake Peak | ESE 105° | 3,206 m | 7.8 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | E 98° | 3,182 m | 6.9 mi |
| Tenaya Peak | NE 41° | 3,129 m | 9.0 mi |
| Clouds Rest | NE 52° | 3,028 m | 4.3 mi |
| Sunrise Mountain | NE 51° | 3,026 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:03 | 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/358806525
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 0 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 1 mi
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