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Clouds Rest ⛰️ (9,930 feet) Yosemite National Park

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Clouds Rest ⛰️ (9,930 feet) Yosemite National Park

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Clouds Rest ⛰️ (9,930 feet) Yosemite National Park

Name: Clouds Rest ⛰️ (9,930 feet) Yosemite National Park
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Location: Mariposa County, California, United States

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Best Hikes to Clouds Rest ⛰️ (9,930 feet) Yosemite National Park

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1. Sunrise Lake – Views from Clouds Rest loop from June Lake

16.8km

05:30

760m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Views from Clouds Rest – View on Half Dome loop from Dyer

17.7km

06:19

1,100m

1,090m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Sunrise Lake – Views from Clouds Rest loop from June Lake

20.5km

06:22

780m

770m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Caro "Bandit"

January 18, 2023

Clouds Rest is a prominent mountain along the icon John Muir Trail and a true gem in Yosemite National park. Although it is not the highest peak with an elevation of 9,930 feet, the views from the knife-shaped back that was shaped by glaciers are just breathtaking. If the trail is buried under deep snow, there is a Bypass Trail that leads you around the summit at a lower elevation.

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December 15, 2016

Clouds Rest is a mountain in Yosemite National Park east northeast of Yosemite Village, California. Although there are many peaks in the park having far greater elevation, Clouds Rest's proximity to the valley gives it a very high degree of visual prominence: Elevation 9,930 ft (3,027 m) , Prominence 806 ft (246 m)
The summit can be reached by a 7.2-mile (11.6 km) trail hike from Tioga Pass Road or a 9.4-mile (15.1 km) trail hike from Happy Isles by way of Little Yosemite Valley.
Clouds Rest is an arête, a thin, almost knife-like, ridge of rock formed when glaciers eroded away solid rock to form Tenaya Canyon and Little Yosemite Valley. The northwest face, mostly solid granite, rises 5,000 feet (1,520 m) above Tenaya Creek. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouds_Rest

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Location: Mariposa County, California, United States

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Clouds Rest ⛰️ (9,930 feet) Yosemite National Park

1. Sunrise Lake – Views from Clouds Rest loop from June Lake

2. Views from Clouds Rest – View on Half Dome loop from Dyer

3. Sunrise Lake – Views from Clouds Rest loop from June Lake

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