Kolana Rock
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Kolana Rock rises to 1,760 m in California. Craig Peak stands 3,379 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hetch Hetchy Dome, a peak 1.0 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
Kolana Rock is a prominent granite dome located along the southern edge of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. John Muir stated that Kolana was the Indian name for the rock. It towers 2,000 feet (610 m) above the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, and is across from Hetch Hetchy Dome. The dome was closed to rock climbing for many years during the breeding season of the Peregrine Falcon. The closure was lifted in 2013.
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Wikidata Q6427027, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1760 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 13 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 18 mi
- Lembert Dome · 23 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hetch Hetchy Dome: 1.0 mi
- Smith Peak: 2.2 mi
- LeConte Point: 2.9 mi
- Mount Gibson: 4.5 mi
- Bald Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Tueeulala Falls: 1.1 mi
- Wapama Falls: 1.1 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 2.7 mi
- Preston Falls: 8.1 mi
- Carlon Falls: 11.3 mi
- Shingle Spring: 8.0 mi
- Sachse Spring: 10.1 mi
- Box Spring: 14.6 mi
- Rackerby Jack Spring: 15.0 mi
- Pilot Peak Spring: 15.7 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 15.9 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 16.5 mi
- Rockslides: 16.6 mi
- Glacier Point: 18.4 mi
- Profile Cliff: 18.6 mi
- Nature Museum: 7.1 mi
- Interpretive Center: 7.1 mi
- Indian Village: 16.9 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 16.9 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 16.9 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 11.1 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 13.0 mi
- Merced Grove: 14.7 mi
- Indian Arch: 16.5 mi
- Valley View Parking: 17.1 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 17.1 mi
- John Muir: 16.8 mi
- World Heritage Site: 16.9 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 18.1 mi
- Women's Club Building: 18.1 mi
- Miner’s Camp: 21.3 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 13.6 mi
- Beach 2: 20.7 mi
- Beach 1: 20.9 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 21.0 mi
- Lake Lodge Beach: 24.5 mi
- El Portal Park: 19.2 mi
- Greeley Hill County Park: 23.3 mi
- Red Cloud: 24.5 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 14.2 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 20.8 mi
- Dedication Garden: 21.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Kolana Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Peak | NE 42° | 3,379 m | 16.4 mi |
| Snow Peak | NE 42° | 3,336 m | 15.2 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | ESE 110° | 3,309 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | ESE 118° | 3,308 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pettit Peak | E 81° | 3,277 m | 15.4 mi |
| Price Peak | ENE 58° | 3,251 m | 14.7 mi |
| Keyes Peak | NE 35° | 3,242.7 m | 15.9 mi |
| The Bowmaiden | ESE 113° | 3,241 m | 15.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 40 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1658919 — Kolana Rock, Tuolumne County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358806690
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 19 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 19 mi
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