Washington Column
Washington Column rises to 1,813 m in California. Mount Clark stands 3,512 m to the east-southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Spring, a spring 0.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Washington Column, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park
Wikidata Q96414296, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1812.6 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 6 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 14 mi
- Lembert Dome · 15 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Dome: 0.6 mi
- Basket Dome: 1.2 mi
- Ahwiyah Point: 1.3 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 1.4 mi
- Half Dome: 1.5 mi
- Royal Arch Cascade: 0.6 mi
- Staircase Falls: 1.2 mi
- Lehamite Falls: 1.4 mi
- Vernal Fall: 1.7 mi
- Three Chute Falls: 1.8 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 1.2 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 1.2 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 1.5 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 1.5 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 1.5 mi
- Indian Arch: 2.0 mi
- Valley View Parking: 6.3 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 6.4 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 13.4 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 13.4 mi
- Diving Board: 1.1 mi
- Glacier Point: 1.4 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 1.6 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 2.1 mi
- The Fissures: 3.4 mi
- Women's Club Building: 1.0 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 1.1 mi
- World Heritage Site: 1.5 mi
- John Muir: 1.9 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 13.9 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Summit Meadow: 7.3 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Iron Spring: 0.5 mi
- Black Spring: 5.9 mi
- Moss Spring: 5.9 mi
- Fern Spring: 6.2 mi
- Barrel Spring: 13.3 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 6.3 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 22.2 mi
- El Portal Park: 13.4 mi
- Midpines Park: 24.9 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 18.8 mi
- Bennettville: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Washington Column. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Clark | ESE 117° | 3,512 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | NNE 22° | 3,308 m | 7.3 mi |
| The Bowmaiden | NNE 24° | 3,241 m | 8.7 mi |
| Obelisk Lake Peak | ESE 112° | 3,206 m | 8.7 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | ESE 107° | 3,182 m | 7.7 mi |
| Tenaya Peak | NE 49° | 3,129 m | 8.4 mi |
| Clouds Rest | ENE 71° | 3,028 m | 4.1 mi |
| Sunrise Mountain | ENE 63° | 3,026 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 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, 2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 255218 — Washington Column, Mariposa County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/4067953518
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 1 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 1 mi
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