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Glacier Point

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  1. Areas
  2. CA
  3. …High Sierra
  4. Yosemite National Park
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0.5 Miles 0.9 Kilometers


77%

Runnable

135' 41 m

Ascent

-135' -41 m

Descent

10%

Avg Grade (6°)

37%

Max Grade (20°)

7,200' 2,195 m

High

7,067' 2,154 m

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Shared By Tom Robson

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All Clear 76 days ago
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“Come for the sunrise or stay for the sunset - the view from Glacier Point is spectacular.”

— Tom Robson
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Dogs Leashed

Features Fall Colors · Views · Waterfall

Pets are allowed on this paved trail, but must be kept on a leash not more than six feet long or otherwise physically restrained.

Overview

From the Glacier Point parking and tour unloading area, a short, paved, wheelchair-accessible trail takes you to an exhilarating (some might say unnerving) point 3,214 feet above Curry Village, on the floor of Yosemite Valley.

Runner Notes

Too crowded for a run, this area is still worth checking out.

Description

Start at the Glacier Point parking area and enjoy a leisurely wheelchair-accessible stroll to the Glacier Point railing, where you look down on Yosemite Valley (3,200 below!) and east toward Half Dome and the High Sierra.

The extreme tip of the Glacier Point promontory is barren, but on the slopes below, in the valley to the west, and on the wooded slopes above, glacial material is abundant. Its glacial origin is proved by the presence in it of rocks derived from Little Yosemite Valley and the High Sierra.

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Land Manager: NPS - Yosemite

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  4.7 from 17 votes

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A lovely summer day at Glacier Point.
A lovely summer day at Glacier Point.
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Looking out over the Yosemite Valley from the Glacier Point Trail
Looking out over the Yosemite Valley from the G…
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Glacier Point view.
Glacier Point view.
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Half Dome. Nevada Falls and Vernal Falls to the right in front of Liberty Cap.
Half Dome. Nevada Falls and Vernal Falls to the…
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Liberty Cap and Nevada Falls from Glacier Point
Liberty Cap and Nevada Falls from Glacier Point
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Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls with Liberty Cap and Mount Broderick to the left
Vernal Falls and Nevada Falls with Liberty Cap…
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