Taft Point
Taft Point rises to 2,286 m in California. Gray Peak stands 3,526 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Profile Cliff, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 6.9 miles off.
The story
Scenic viewpoint in Yosemite National Park, California, US
Wikidata Q7675044, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2286 m
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 10 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 12 mi
- Lembert Dome · 18 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sentinel Rock: 1.2 mi
- Sentinel Dome: 1.3 mi
- Church Tower: 1.4 mi
- Lower Cathedral Spire: 1.5 mi
- Higher Cathedral Spire: 1.5 mi
- Sentinel Fall: 0.9 mi
- Horsetail Fall: 1.8 mi
- Staircase Falls: 2.2 mi
- Bridalveil Fall: 2.3 mi
- Illilouette Fall: 2.4 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 2.3 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 2.6 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 2.6 mi
- Indian Village: 2.6 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 2.7 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 3.5 mi
- Valley View Parking: 3.5 mi
- Indian Arch: 5.2 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 10.3 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 10.3 mi
- Profile Cliff: 0.0 mi
- The Fissures: 0.1 mi
- Glacier Point: 2.1 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 2.7 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 3.1 mi
- Moss Spring: 3.0 mi
- Black Spring: 3.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 3.3 mi
- Iron Spring: 3.5 mi
- Barrel Spring: 9.9 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Summit Meadow: 3.8 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 2.4 mi
- John Muir: 2.4 mi
- Women's Club Building: 2.5 mi
- World Heritage Site: 2.6 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 17.3 mi
- El Portal Park: 10.3 mi
- Midpines Park: 21.5 mi
- Ahwahnee Hills Regional Park: 23.9 mi
- Wassama Roundhouse State Historic Park: 24.3 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 9.3 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 19.7 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 21.6 mi
- Bennettville: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Taft Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Peak | ESE 105° | 3,525.5 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Clark | E 97° | 3,512 m | 9.7 mi |
| Obelisk Lake Peak | E 94° | 3,206 m | 10.5 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | E 89° | 3,182 m | 9.8 mi |
| Clouds Rest | ENE 59° | 3,028 m | 7.4 mi |
| Sunrise Mountain | ENE 57° | 3,026 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Bruce | SE 143° | 2,964 m | 10.1 mi |
| Buena Vista Peak | SSE 150° | 2,956 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 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, 3 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/358807521
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 2 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 3 mi
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