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Half Dome · 2,694 m · 3.9 km SSW
California

Tenaya Canyon

Floor1,244 m4,081 ft
Depth
1,207 m
Rim
2,507 m
Length
10.5 km
Tonight
32°FFair · Wind 5–20 mph NE

Tenaya Canyon is up to 1,207 m deep: the rim reaches 2,507 m and the floor 1,244 m, along 10.5 km.

All facts
Floor
1,244 m
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Depth

Depth of Tenaya Canyon

Up to 1,207 m deep (typically 865 m) along the 10.5 km in view.

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0001,207 mrimfloor0510.5 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.

3D map

Tenaya Canyon 3D map

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Topographic map

Tenaya Canyon 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.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Tenaya Canyon elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Tenaya Canyon weather

Today · Fair · 32 / 45°F (0 / 7°C) · 1% chance of precipitation · Wind 0 mph

Tenaya Canyon forecast for about 2,559 m.

  • Today32°45°1%0 mph
  • Sat34°54°–0–15 mph ENE
  • Sun36°54°–0–5 mph SW
  • Mon34°52°1%0–5 mph SSW
  • Tue34°54°3%0–5 mph S
  • Wed36°54°4%0–5 mph SSW
  • Thu35°50°13%0–5 mph SSW

Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 00:56 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Tenaya Canyon

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Tenaya Canyon, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest trailhead

    Mirror Lake Trailhead

    0.5 km WSW · +2 more within 2.2 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Upper Pines Campground

    1.0 km SW · +2 more within 1.6 km

  • Nearest parking

    Valley Trailhead Parking

    1.3 km SW · +2 more within 1.6 km

  • Nearest hut

    Lounge

    1.6 km WSW

All mapped places 10
PlaceDistance
Mirror Lake TrailheadTrailhead0.5 km WSW
Upper Pines CampgroundCampsite1.0 km SW
Happy Isles TrailheadTrailhead1.1 km SSW
Yosemite Valley Backpackers CampgroundCampsite1.1 km WNW
Valley Trailhead ParkingParking1.3 km SW
Parking1.4 km WSW
Parking1.6 km WSW
Curry VillageCampsite1.6 km WSW
LoungeHut1.6 km WSW
Four Mile TrailheadTrailhead2.2 km SW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
39.5%
Moderate, 15–30°
38.0%
Steep, 30–45°
15.5%
Cliffs, 45° and over
7.0%
Steeper than 30°
22.5% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
1,935 m low point 1,207 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 57.5%Grassland 25.5%Bare rock / sparse 16.5%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6 km of Tenaya Canyon.

NESW2 km5 km123456789
Summit list 9
  1. 1Mount Watkins2,590 m 1.0 km NW
  2. 2East Quarter Dome2,535 m 1.7 km S
  3. 3West Quarter Dome2,490 m 2.0 km S
  4. 4The Pinnacles2,885 m 2.0 km SE
  5. 5Subdome2,564 m 3.6 km SSW
  6. 6Indian Rock2,592 m 3.7 km WNW
  7. 7Basket Dome2,315 m 3.8 km WSW
  8. 8Half Dome2,693 m 3.9 km SSW
  9. 9North Dome2,299 m 4.8 km WSW
Where it sits

Where Tenaya Canyon sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Protected area
Yosemite Wilderness3
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Sources

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)
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)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia