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LeConte Point

LeConte Point, seen from above at true elevation

LeConte Point rises to 1,936 m in California. Snow Peak stands 3,336 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rancheria Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 6.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1936 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.94631, -119.70740

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 46
Springs: 22
Cliffs: 12
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 8
Attractions: 7
  • Tunnel Tree: 13.4 mi
  • Indian Arch: 14.4 mi
  • Merced Grove: 15.4 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 16.1 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 7
Beaches: 4
  • Benson Lake Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Beach 2: 22.9 mi
  • Beach 1: 23.0 mi
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Parks: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 23.2 mi
Gardens: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of LeConte Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow PeakNNE 32°3,336 m13.8 mi
Tuolumne PeakESE 112°3,309 m13.1 mi
Mount HoffmannESE 123°3,308 m12.7 mi
Pettit PeakENE 77°3,277 m12.7 mi
Price PeakNE 50°3,251 m12.6 mi
Keyes PeakNNE 25°3,242.7 m14.8 mi
The BowmaidenESE 116°3,241 m12.9 mi
Regulation PeakENE 76°3,222 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3719:4620:25
September equinox06:4718:2318:57
December solstice07:1216:0216:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404346515866737267584740
Precip in6.35.75.73.52.40.60.40.10.42.23.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 4 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

OpenStreetMap element node/358796140

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