LeConte Point
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
- 1,936 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 13 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 15 mi
- Lembert Dome · 20 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Smith Peak: 2.0 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Dome: 2.8 mi
- Kolana Rock: 2.9 mi
- Mount Gibson: 3.5 mi
- Rancheria Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 0.6 mi
- Wapama Falls: 3.5 mi
- Tueeulala Falls: 3.8 mi
- Quaking Aspen Falls: 10.2 mi
- Preston Falls: 10.4 mi
- Shingle Spring: 10.7 mi
- Sachse Spring: 12.0 mi
- Black Spring: 15.9 mi
- Fern Spring: 16.1 mi
- Moss Spring: 16.2 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 14.6 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 15.0 mi
- Rockslides: 15.5 mi
- Glacier Point: 16.6 mi
- Diving Board: 16.8 mi
- Nature Museum: 9.2 mi
- Interpretive Center: 9.2 mi
- Indian Village: 15.1 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 15.1 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 15.1 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 12.4 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Summit Meadow: 19.1 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 13.4 mi
- Indian Arch: 14.4 mi
- Merced Grove: 15.4 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 16.1 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 19.3 mi
- World Heritage Site: 15.2 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 16.3 mi
- Women's Club Building: 16.3 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 19.2 mi
- Miner’s Camp: 23.9 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 11.2 mi
- Beach 2: 22.9 mi
- Beach 1: 23.0 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 23.1 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 11.6 mi
- El Portal Park: 19.2 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 23.2 mi
- Dedication Garden: 24.0 mi
- Bennettville: 24.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Peak | NNE 32° | 3,336 m | 13.8 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | ESE 112° | 3,309 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | ESE 123° | 3,308 m | 12.7 mi |
| Pettit Peak | ENE 77° | 3,277 m | 12.7 mi |
| Price Peak | NE 50° | 3,251 m | 12.6 mi |
| Keyes Peak | NNE 25° | 3,243 m | 14.8 mi |
| The Bowmaiden | ESE 116° | 3,241 m | 12.9 mi |
| Regulation Peak | ENE 76° | 3,222 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:46 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:02 | 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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796140
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 17 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 17 mi
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