Iron Spring
Iron Spring is a spring in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,221 m. Gray Peak stands 3,526 m to the east-southeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Column, a peak 0.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 4.3 miles off.
How to reach it
- 4.3 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
- Washington Column: 0.5 mi
- North Dome: 1.0 mi
- Grizzly Peak: 1.0 mi
- Ahwiyah Point: 1.1 mi
- Half Dome: 1.1 mi
- Royal Arch Cascade: 1.0 mi
- Vernal Fall: 1.3 mi
- Staircase Falls: 1.3 mi
- Silver Apron: 1.4 mi
- Three Chute Falls: 1.7 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 1.0 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 1.4 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 1.8 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 1.9 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 1.9 mi
- Indian Arch: 2.3 mi
- Valley View Parking: 6.6 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 6.6 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 13.6 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 13.6 mi
- Diving Board: 0.7 mi
- Glacier Point: 1.4 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 1.8 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 2.1 mi
- The Fissures: 3.4 mi
- Women's Club Building: 1.0 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 1.1 mi
- World Heritage Site: 1.9 mi
- John Muir: 2.2 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 13.8 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Summit Meadow: 7.3 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Black Spring: 6.1 mi
- Moss Spring: 6.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 6.4 mi
- Barrel Spring: 13.4 mi
- Soda Springs: 13.8 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 6.6 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 21.9 mi
- El Portal Park: 13.6 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 19.1 mi
- Bennettville: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Iron Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Peak | ESE 123° | 3,525.5 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Clark | ESE 115° | 3,512 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | NNE 18° | 3,308 m | 7.5 mi |
| Obelisk Lake Peak | ESE 111° | 3,206 m | 8.2 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | ESE 105° | 3,182 m | 7.3 mi |
| Tenaya Peak | NE 46° | 3,129 m | 8.4 mi |
| Clouds Rest | ENE 65° | 3,028 m | 3.9 mi |
| Sunrise Mountain | ENE 59° | 3,026 m | 6.6 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.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in May, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 95.9 | 116 | 210 | 574 | 1,274 | 1,203 | 468 | 108 | 40.7 | 38.9 | 61.1 | 81.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Merced R A Happy Isles Bridge NR Yosemite CA, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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).
- California Ground Squirrel1,221 obs
- Steller's Jay1,068 obs
- Pacific Dogwood587 obs
- Common Raven447 obs
- Mule Deer418 obs
- Mountain Pride354 obs
- Western Fence Lizard287 obs
- canyon live oak274 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11079407467
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 1 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 1 mi
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