May Lake, Yosemite National Park

Name: May Lake
Address: Yosemite National Park, United States

#33 among attractions in Yosemite National Park

Natural attraction, Nature, Lake

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May Lake is a lake in Yosemite National Park, as well as a High Sierra Camp where backpackers can stay in tent cabins located near the lake. There are eight cabins that accommodate a total of thirty six guests. The hike to May Lake is from a parking area off Tioga Pass Road and is 1.2 miles. The lake is overlooked by Mount Hoffmann. ()

Elevation: 9331 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°50'51"N, 119°29'35"W

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May Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tenaya Lake, Daff Dome, Pywiack Dome, Echo Peaks.

2.1 miSE
Glacial lake with fishing and boating
Tenaya Lake, Yosemite National Park
53 min walk • Tenaya Lake is an alpine lake in Yosemite National Park, located between Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows. The surface of Tenaya Lake has an elevation of 8,150 feet.
4.9 miNE
Climbing
Daff Dome, Yosemite National Park
126 min walk • Daff Dome or DAFF Dome is a prominent 800 feet granite dome in Yosemite National Park, 3 miles west of Tuolumne Meadows and 1,700 feet from the Tioga Road.
2.7 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Hill
Pywiack Dome, Yosemite National Park
70 min walk • Pywiack Dome is a prominent 600 foot granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located 0.7 miles north-east of Tenaya Lake, 4 miles west of Tuolumne Meadows and 200 feet from the Tioga Road.
5.1 miE
Mountain
Echo Peaks, Yosemite National Park
129 min walk • Echo Peaks consists of nine peaks, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park, California. They are near Echo Ridge.
2 miN
Mountain
Tuolumne Peak, Yosemite National Park
51 min walk • Tuolumne Peak is a mountain, in Yosemite National Park, in the area of Tuolumne Meadows. It is a fractured granite, twin summited peak, and is close to geographic center of the park.
2 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Hill
Stately Pleasure Dome, Yosemite National Park
52 min walk • Stately Pleasure Dome is the unofficial name for the prominent south-southwestern portion of Polly Dome, a granite dome on the northwest side of Tenaya Lake and Tioga Road in the Yosemite high country.
4.7 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Cathedral Peak, Yosemite National Park
121 min walk • Cathedral Peak is part of the Cathedral Range, a mountain range in the south-central portion of Yosemite National Park in eastern Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties. The range is an offshoot of the Sierra Nevada.
4.2 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Waterfall
Pywiack Cascade, Yosemite National Park
107 min walk • The Pywiack Cascade is a waterfall in Yosemite National Park within the U.S. state of California. It is located a few miles downstream from the outlet of Tenaya Lake on Tenaya Creek at the head of the steep and rugged granite gorge, Tenaya Canyon.
0.9 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Hoffmann, Yosemite National Park
24 min walk • Mount Hoffmann is a prominent peak in northeastern Mariposa County in the center of Yosemite National Park, California, United States. It rises above May Lake and is a day hike of 6.2 miles from Tioga Pass Road. The mountain is named for the cartographer Charles F.
3.5 miE
Mountain
Dozier Dome, Yosemite National Park
89 min walk • Dozier Dome is a granite dome, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park. It is named after Jeff Dozier.
3 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Tenaya Peak, Yosemite National Park
78 min walk • Tenaya Peak is a mountain in the Yosemite high country, rising above Tenaya Lake. Tenaya Peak is named after Chief Tenaya, who met the Mariposa Battalion near the shores of the Tenaya lake.