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Tenaya Canyon
- 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
Depth of Tenaya Canyon
Up to 1,207 m deep (typically 865 m) along the 10.5 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.
Tenaya Canyon 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12 × 12 km
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.
Tenaya Canyon elevation profile
West → east through the centre
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 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
Nearest campsite
Upper Pines Campground
Nearest parking
Valley Trailhead Parking
Nearest hut
Lounge
All mapped places 10
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Mirror Lake TrailheadTrailhead | 0.5 km WSW |
| Upper Pines CampgroundCampsite | 1.0 km SW |
| Happy Isles TrailheadTrailhead | 1.1 km SSW |
| Yosemite Valley Backpackers CampgroundCampsite | 1.1 km WNW |
| Valley Trailhead ParkingParking | 1.3 km SW |
| Parking | 1.4 km WSW |
| Parking | 1.6 km WSW |
| Curry VillageCampsite | 1.6 km WSW |
| LoungeHut | 1.6 km WSW |
| Four Mile TrailheadTrailhead | 2.2 km SW |
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°
- 22.5% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 1,935 m low point 1,207 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.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 6 km of Tenaya Canyon.
Summit list 9
- 1Mount Watkins2,590 m 1.0 km NW
- 2East Quarter Dome2,535 m 1.7 km S
- 3West Quarter Dome2,490 m 2.0 km S
- 4The Pinnacles2,885 m 2.0 km SE
- 5Subdome2,564 m 3.6 km SSW
- 6Indian Rock2,592 m 3.7 km WNW
- 7Basket Dome2,315 m 3.8 km WSW
- 8Half Dome2,693 m 3.9 km SSW
- 9North Dome2,299 m 4.8 km WSW
Where Tenaya Canyon sits
- Region
- California152United States932North America1,313
- Protected area
- Yosemite Wilderness3
Nearby places
Tenaya Canyon 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)
- 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)