Olmsted Point
Olmsted Point rises to 2,566 m in California. Choo-Choo Mountain stands 3,452 m to the east, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tenaya Creek Waterslide, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road runs past it. 171 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Olmsted Point is a viewing area off Tioga Pass Road in Yosemite National Park which offers a view south into Tenaya Canyon, giving, in particular, a view of the northern side of Half Dome, Clouds Rest, and a view of Tenaya Lake to the east. The granite slopes immediately south and southwest of the parking lot feature numerous glacial erratics scattered about, as well as a short 0.125 mi (0.2 km) trail leading south - through a small grove of trees - to the top of a small granite dome where the view of Clouds Rest and Half Dome is clearest. The site is named after landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.
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Wikidata Q7088437, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,566 m
How to reach it
- On the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 1 mi
- Lembert Dome · 9 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 12 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 15 mi
171 named places within 25 miles
- Sunrise Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Stately Pleasure Dome: 2.5 mi
- Mount Watkins: 2.6 mi
- Tenaya Peak: 2.6 mi
- Harlequin Dome: 2.7 mi
- Tenaya Creek Waterslide: 0.9 mi
- Pywiack Cascade: 1.5 mi
- Snow Creek Falls: 4.1 mi
- Three Chute Falls: 4.3 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 4.5 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 6.8 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 7.0 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 7.0 mi
- Indian Village: 7.0 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 7.0 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Diving Board: 5.6 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 6.0 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Glacier Point: 7.3 mi
- Women's Club Building: 6.8 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 6.9 mi
- World Heritage Site: 7.0 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 8.0 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 14.5 mi
- Indian Arch: 4.4 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 12.0 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 17.8 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 18.9 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 19.0 mi
- Iron Spring: 5.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 8.0 mi
- Black Spring: 11.5 mi
- Moss Spring: 11.6 mi
- Fern Spring: 11.8 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
- Summit Meadow: 13.1 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- El Portal Park: 18.9 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 22.1 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 22.4 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 23.5 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 14.7 mi
- June Lake Beach: 22.8 mi
- Danburg Beach: 23.7 mi
- Bennettville: 15.1 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 24.0 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 3.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Olmsted Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choo-Choo Mountain | E 94° | 3,452 m | 6.6 mi |
| Cockscomb | ENE 72° | 3,369 m | 5.7 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | ENE 70° | 3,328 m | 4.7 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | N 360° | 3,309 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | NNW 331° | 3,308 m | 3.0 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | ENE 58° | 3,308 m | 5.1 mi |
| Unicorn Peak | ENE 66° | 3,299 m | 6.1 mi |
| Eichorn Pinnacle | ENE 58° | 3,267 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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, 7 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11079407426
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 6 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 7 mi
- Mono Lake · 30 mi
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