Sunrise Mountain

Sunrise Mountain is a peak in Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California and has an elevation of 9,928 feet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pywiack Cascade and Olmsted Point.

Pywiack Cascade

Waterfall

The Pywiack Cascade is a waterfall in Yosemite National Park within the U.S. state of California. It is located a few miles downstream from the outlet of Tenaya Lake on Tenaya Creek at the head of the steep and rugged granite gorge, Tenaya Canyon.

Olmsted Point

Peak

Photo: Eeekster, CC BY 3.0.

Olmsted Point is a viewing area off Tioga Pass Road in Yosemite National Park which offers a view south into Tenaya Canyon, giving, in particular, a view of the northern side of Half Dome, Clouds Rest, and a view of Tenaya Lake to the east.

Tenaya Peak

Peak

Photo: Jarekt, CC BY 4.0.

Tenaya Peak is a mountain in the Yosemite high country, rising above Tenaya Lake. Tenaya Peak is named after Chief Tenaya, who met the Mariposa Battalion near the shores of the Tenaya lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yosemite National Park.

Yosemite National Park

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yosemite National Park is a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Sierra Nevada mountains in east-central California. Approximately four million visitors each year come to Yosemite to marvel at its spectacular granite cliffs, towering waterfalls, remote wilderness, massive sequoia trees, and high mountain meadows.

Sunrise Mountain

Type: Peak with an elevation of 9,928 feet
Description: mountain in the Sierra Nevada of California
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.79354° or 37° 47′ 37″ north

Longitude

-119.45016° or 119° 27′ 1″ west

Elevation

9,928 feet (3,026 metres)

Open location code

8592QGVX+CW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358795728

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

5400132

Wikidata ID

Q49080150

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Sunrise Mountain” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Sunrise Mountain (bukid sa Estados Unidos, California, Mariposa County)”
Cebuano: “Sunrise Mountain”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lower Sunrise Lake and Sunrise High Sierra Camp.

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