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Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne
- Depth
- 1,217 m
- Rim
- 2,358 m
- Length
- 6.3 km
- Tonight
- 42°FFair · Wind 5–20 mph E
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne is up to 1,217 m deep: the rim reaches 2,358 m and the floor 1,141 m, along 6.3 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 1,141 m
Depth of Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne
Up to 1,217 m deep (typically 1,071 m) along the 6.3 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne 3D map
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Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne terrain and contours
100 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne weather
Today · Clear · 42 / 58°F (6 / 14°C) · 1% chance of precipitation · Wind 5 mph NNW
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne forecast for about 1,690 m.
- Today42°58°1%5 mph NNW
- Sat44°66°–0–10 mph N
- Sun44°66°–0–5 mph SSE
- Mon43°65°3%0–10 mph SSW
- Tue43°66°3%0–5 mph SSW
- Wed45°66°2%0–5 mph SSW
- Thu44°63°13%0–5 mph SSE
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 23:56 UTC.
Camping & parking near Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest campsite
1.1 km NE
Nearest parking
5.0 km W
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 24.3% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,505 m low point 1,152 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 320 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Snowplant26
- Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily24
- Heart-leaf milkweed21
- Harlequin Lupine21
- Broad-leaved Stonecrop18
- Western azalea16
Where Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne sits
- Region
- California152United States932North America1,313
- Protected area
- Yosemite National Park10
Nearby places
Hetch Hetchy↑8.5 km WNW
Lake Eleanor1,421 m↑17 km WNW
Tenaya Lake2,484 m↑23 km ESE
Yosemite Valley↑23 km S
Mirror Lake1,249 m↑24 km SSE
More 1
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Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-07)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Protected area
- USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Panorama
- Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)