Washburn Point

Washburn Point is a scenic viewpoint in Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California and has an elevation of 7,457 feet. Washburn Point is situated nearby to the waterfall Illilouette Falls, as well as near the locality Happy Isles.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sentinel Dome and Glacier Point.

Sentinel Dome

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Supercarwaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sentinel Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, United States. It lies on the south wall of Yosemite Valley, 0.8 miles southwest of Glacier Point and 1.4 miles northeast of Profile Cliff. Sentinel Dome is situated 3,400 feet west of Washburn Point.

Glacier Point

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Starlingjon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Glacier Point is a viewpoint above Yosemite Valley in the U.S. state of California. It is located on the south wall of Yosemite Valley at an elevation of 7,214 feet, 3,200 feet above Curry Village. Glacier Point is situated 3,700 feet north of Washburn Point.

Illilouette Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5.

Illilouette Fall is a 381-foot waterfall on the Illilouette Creek tributary of the Merced River in Yosemite National Park. It is located in a small canyon that cuts into the south wall of Yosemite Valley directly across from Vernal Fall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Happy Isles and Curry Village.

Happy Isles

Locality

Photo: Glenn Scofield Williams, CC BY 2.0.

Happy Isles is a group of small isles in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California, United States. They are located at the easternmost end of the Yosemite Valley floor.

Curry Village

Village

Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Curry Village is a campground in Mariposa County, California in Yosemite National Park within the Yosemite Valley. A rockfall in 2008 damaged a number of structures, and about one third of visitor units were closed because of risk.

Yosemite Village

Village

Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yosemite Valley is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. It consists of Yosemite Village, the main developed area, together with adjacent areas of the Yosemite Valley within Yosemite National Park. Yosemite Village is situated 2 miles north of Washburn Point.

Washburn Point

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Also known as: “Washburn Viewpoint”
Category: tourism
Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.72063° or 37° 43′ 14″ north

Longitude

-119.57286° or 119° 34′ 22″ west

Elevation

7,457 feet (2,273 metres)

Open location code

8592PCCG+6V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1755671833

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

GeoNames ID

5407283

Wikidata ID

Q26196531

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Tahitian—“Washburn Point” goes by many names.

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