Tenaya Peak, Yosemite National Park

Name: Tenaya Peak
Address: Yosemite National Park, United States

#77 among attractions in Yosemite National Park

Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain

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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. In 1851, the Mariposa Battalion under Captain John Boling expelled Chief Tenaya and his people from what was to become Yosemite National Park. ()

Elevation: 10306 ftProminence: 181 ftCoordinates: 37°49'43"N, 119°26'35"W

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Tenaya Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tenaya Lake, Pywiack Dome, Stately Pleasure Dome, Cathedral Lakes.

1 miW
Glacial lake with fishing and boating
Tenaya Lake, Yosemite National Park
26 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.
1.2 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Hill
Pywiack Dome, Yosemite National Park
31 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.
1.1 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Hill
Stately Pleasure Dome, Yosemite National Park
28 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.
1.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Cathedral Lakes, Yosemite National Park
40 min walk • The Cathedral Lakes are two lakes located In Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California. The lakes are situated 1.6 km southwest of Cathedral Peak and 3.2 km east-northeast of Tenaya Lake; Tresidder Peak is also near.
1.1 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Tresidder Peak, Yosemite National Park
30 min walk • Tresidder Peak is a mountain in Yosemite National Park, California. The mountain has two summits, about half a mile apart, with the southern peak being the highest.

Tenaya Peak, Yosemite National Park

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Yosemite National Park plan & book

Tenaya Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Tenaya Lake, Yosemite National Park

Pywiack Dome, Yosemite National Park

Stately Pleasure Dome, Yosemite National Park

Cathedral Lakes, Yosemite National Park

Tresidder Peak, Yosemite National Park