Dana Glacier, Ansel Adams Wilderness

#17 among attractions in Ansel Adams Wilderness

Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature

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The Dana Glacier is located inside a northwest facing cirque located east of the 13,061 feet Mount Dana on the eastern border of Yosemite National Park, California. It is very close to Tioga Pass and Highway 120. The glacier occupies the very steep, shaded western slope of the cirque at around 11,500 to 11,800 feet, although a part of it reaches up to 12,500 feet. Repeat photography comparing images taken in 1883 with those from 2004 demonstrate that the glacier has retreated substantially in that period. ()

Coordinates: 37°54'2"N, 119°13'5"W

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Ansel Adams Wilderness United States

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Dana Glacier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tioga Lake, Mount Dana, Mammoth Peak, Lyell Canyon.

2.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tioga Lake, Yosemite National Park
65 min walk • Tioga Lake is a small glacial lake in the Inyo National Forest of Mono County, California, about two miles north of the Tioga Pass entrance to Yosemite National Park. The lake bed is alongside State Route 120 in the Sierra Nevada of California.
~900 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Dana, Ansel Adams Wilderness
5 min walk • Mount Dana is a mountain in the U.S. state of California. Its summit marks the eastern boundary of Yosemite National Park and the western boundary of the Ansel Adams Wilderness.
4 miSW
Mountain
Mammoth Peak
102 min walk • Mammoth Peak is a mountain, in the area of Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California. The summit is an easy hike.
5.2 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Canyon
Lyell Canyon, Yosemite National Park
134 min walk • Lyell Canyon is a sub-alpine meadow in Yosemite National Park south of Tuolumne Meadows. For 13 kilometers most of the canyon has an approximate elevation of 2 700 meters, and then rapidly climbs to 3 370 meters to Donohue Pass, below Donohue Peak – which marks the eastern boundary of Yosemite.
2.3 miW
Scenic drives, Outdoor activities, View point
Tioga Pass Entrance Station, Yosemite National Park
59 min walk • The Tioga Pass Entrance Station is the primary entrance for travelers entering Yosemite National Park from the east on the Tioga Pass Road. Open only during the summer months, the entrance station consists of two historical buildings, a ranger station and a comfort station, built in 1931 and 1934 respectively.
6.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Alpine Lake, Hoover Wilderness
162 min walk • Alpine Lake is a lake in Mono County, California, in the United States. Alpine Lake was named for its lofty elevation.
1.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Gibbs, Ansel Adams Wilderness
43 min walk • Mount Gibbs is located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, 2.6 miles south of Mount Dana. The mountain was named in honor of Oliver Gibbs, a professor at Harvard University and friend of Josiah Whitney.
6.6 miNE
Town
Lee Vining
170 min walk • Lee Vining is a census-designated place in Mono County, California, United States. It is located 21 miles south-southeast of Bridgeport, at an elevation of 6781 feet. Lee Vining is located on the southwest shore of Mono Lake.
7.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Conness Lakes, Hoover Wilderness
182 min walk • The Conness Lakes are a group of small lakes at the foot of Conness Glacier in Mono County, California, in the United States. The Conness Lakes are named for John Conness, a United States Senator from California.
4.1 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Bingaman Lake, Yosemite National Park
105 min walk • Bingaman Lake is a lake in Tuolumne County, California, in the United States. Bingaman Lake was named for John W. Bingaman, a park ranger who stocked the lake with fish in exchange for the naming rights. The lake is below Kuna Crest and Kuna Peak.
5 miNW
Mountain
False White Mountain
128 min walk • False White Mountain is a mountain, in the northern part of Yosemite National Park. It is the 24th highest mountain, in Yosemite National Park. False White Mountain can be climbed, as a day hike, from Tioga Pass.