Moraine Mountain
Moraine Mountain rises to 2,979 m in California. Mount Florence stands 3,823 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Bruce, a peak 2.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q49051472, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,979 m
How to reach it
- 15.3 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 15 mi
- Lembert Dome · 21 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 22 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Bruce: 2.1 mi
- Buena Vista Peak: 3.4 mi
- Gale Peak: 4.1 mi
- Redtop: 4.2 mi
- Sing Peak: 4.5 mi
- Chilnualna Creek Cascades: 8.8 mi
- Chilnualna Fall: 9.0 mi
- Lower Chilnualna Falls: 10.0 mi
- Cascade Fall: 10.1 mi
- Nevada Fall: 10.2 mi
- Summit Meadow: 12.2 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Gold Rush BBQ: 12.8 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 10.0 mi
- Mariposa Welcome Plaza: 11.2 mi
- Bull Buck Tree: 13.0 mi
- Big Ed: 13.2 mi
- Indian Arch: 13.9 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 9.3 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 10.1 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 10.3 mi
- Diving Board: 11.5 mi
- Glacier Point: 11.6 mi
- Mariposa Grove Museum: 9.5 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 11.2 mi
- Yosemite History Center: 11.5 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 12.3 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 13.1 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 10.7 mi
- Women's Club Building: 11.9 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 11.9 mi
- World Heritage Site: 13.1 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 19.2 mi
- Iron Spring: 11.9 mi
- Moss Spring: 14.1 mi
- Black Spring: 14.3 mi
- Fern Spring: 14.3 mi
- Barrel Spring: 17.4 mi
- El Portal Park: 19.0 mi
- Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park: 20.8 mi
- Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park: 20.9 mi
- Oakhurst Community Park: 21.1 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 24.2 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 13.4 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 17.8 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 22.2 mi
- free natural hot pool: 21.0 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 24.0 mi
- Arch Rock: 14.1 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 21.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Moraine Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Florence | NE 36° | 3,823 m | 12.8 mi |
| Foerster Peak | NE 53° | 3,676 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Ansel Adams | NE 52° | 3,605 m | 12.1 mi |
| Merced Peak | NE 47° | 3,575 m | 4.5 mi |
| Red Peak | NNE 30° | 3,567 m | 5.0 mi |
| Triple Divide Peak | ENE 59° | 3,533 m | 5.5 mi |
| Gray Peak | NNE 19° | 3,526 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Clark | NNE 11° | 3,512 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:44 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:03 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 35 |
| Precip in | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SO Entrance Yosemite NP, 11 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 254950 — Moraine Mountain, Madera County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358796168
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 11 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 11 mi
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