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Swinging Bridge Picnic Area

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Elevation, modelled
1,208 m
Tallest summit within 10.5 miles
Mount Clark3,512 m · 9.7 mi
Nearest byway
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road5.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:24local time
Coordinates
37.7364, -119.5997
Swinging Bridge Picnic Area from directly overhead

Swinging Bridge Picnic Area is a picnic site in California, at a modelled 1,208 m. Mount Clark stands 3,512 m to the east-southeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sentinel Rock, a peak 0.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.2 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Swinging Bridge Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClarkESE 106°3,512 m9.7 mi
Mount HoffmannNNE 33°3,308 m9.0 mi
The BowmaidenNNE 33°3,241 m10.5 mi
Obelisk Lake PeakESE 103°3,206 m10.5 mi
Quartzite PeakE 98°3,182 m9.6 mi
Clouds RestENE 70°3,028 m6.4 mi
Sunrise MountainENE 64°3,026 m9.1 mi
The PinnaclesENE 73°2,885 m6.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3819:4520:24
September equinox06:4718:2218:57
December solstice07:1116:0316:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384145505866737367564437
Precip in7.06.55.53.21.90.50.30.20.41.64.05.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, 1 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).

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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