CLOUDS REST SUMMIT PLUS
Turn a complete circle and you'll be able to see any number of YosemiteĪnd El Capitan, plus Merced Lake and dozens of peaks you probably won't be able to name. Views in every direction, including, perhaps most gripping of all, straight down.
Scenery Summary: This hike is all about the destination, from which you'll have striking
You can definitely see a lot of stuff from here. Stretching from Hawaii in the west to Nebraska in the east. Why hike to Clouds Rest? To take in one of Yosemite's most stunning and wide-ranging 360-degree panoramic views, Trailhead Elevation: 8,150 feet (2,450 meters)Ĭlouds Rest Elevation: 9,926 feet (3,025 meters) The round trip to Clouds Rest from the Tioga Road typically takes between 5 and 7 hours.Distance: 14.5 miles (23.3 km) round trip Close by to the south, Half Dome still looks quite intimidating when viewed from above, and even at a distance of 2 miles, the cable route to its summit is just discernible. The boundless views take in the rugged peaks of the eastern Sierra, south over Glacier Point and Yosemite Valley, the wooded, less steep hills to the west and more stark mountains to the north, beyond Tenaya Lake - see panorama. The flat part of the summit is many yards across but the rocks fall away steeply in all directions, especially to the west, where a curving, layered, granite bowl marks the upper edge of 4,000 foot deep Tenaya Canyon. A sign marked 'Clouds Rest Foot Trail' indicates the way to the summit, up a short side path winding between granite boulders. A small drop into a flat section, another good camping spot, is followed by the final ascent, still through trees until almost at the top the trail approaches the base of the bare rock around the summit then starts to descend, down the south face of the mountain all the way to the John Muir Trail after 3 miles. The path climbs through more airy woodland, now with distant peaks and valleys visible through the trees it first heads northwest up to a saddle then turns southwest along the top of a ridge. The summit of Clouds Rest is 2 miles from the Forsyth trail junction. Clouds Rest can also be reached via the John Muir Trail starting at Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley, though this journey is 2.5 miles longer and involves an extra 3,400 feet of elevation gain. The shortest route to the top is a 7 mile path starting at Tenaya Lake, and while the trip is not always so exciting, being mostly through woods with only limited long distance views, the summit more than makes up for that, taking in much of Tenaya Canyon, the distinctive peak of Half Dome (1,090 feet below), the upper Merced River valley, the Cathedral Range, Mt Hoffmann and many more distant mountains.Īlthough quite long, the trail is relatively easy, with only two steep sections interrupting an otherwise level or gently climbing route through the forest. The mountain rises higher than anywhere to the west, is over 5 miles away from taller peaks in the east, and as its top is a smooth dome of bare granite there is nothing to block the 360° vista, which includes all of Yosemite's most famous landmarks. Of all the grand viewpoints in Yosemite National Park, 9,926 foot Clouds Rest gives perhaps the best panorama of all.
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