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source · source-nps-yosemite-glacier-point-hikes

Original source: National Park Service

Claims and evidence

Published route profile

Elevation gain ft
750
Objective entity ids
  • viewpoint-dewey-point
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-mcgurk-meadow
Published time
4 to 5 hours
Round trip miles
7.6
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-glacier-point-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Glacier Point Road day-hike starts, distances, times, elevation gains, seasonal access, limited water, and absence of dependable return transit.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Access profile

Operational status requires current check
Yes
Services
extremely limited
Summer tour bus
limited; reservation required; do not depend on return availability
Typical vehicle season
May through November, conditions permitting
Valley shuttle
No
Water
typically available at Glacier Point late spring to early fall
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-glacier-point-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Glacier Point Road day-hike starts, distances, times, elevation gains, seasonal access, limited water, and absence of dependable return transit.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Ordered route geometry

Distance status
published at route level only
Route shape
out and back objective corridor
Segment ids
  • route-segment-yosemite-glacier-point-nps-17070
Start node id
trailhead-mcgurk-meadow
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-glacier-point-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Glacier Point Road trail map and route descriptions establish the three route starts, objectives, shared Sentinel/Taft fork, and named trail identities used in this reviewed graph.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Elevation gain ft on return
150
Objective entity ids
  • place-mcgurk-meadow
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-mcgurk-meadow
Published time
1 to 1.5 hours
Round trip miles
1.6
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-glacier-point-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Glacier Point Road day-hike starts, distances, times, elevation gains, seasonal access, limited water, and absence of dependable return transit.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Elevation gain ft on return
900
Objective entity ids
  • place-mono-meadow
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-mono-meadow
Published time
2 to 3 hours
Round trip miles
3.0
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-glacier-point-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Glacier Point Road day-hike starts, distances, times, elevation gains, seasonal access, limited water, and absence of dependable return transit.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Descent ft approx
3200
Objective entity ids
  • waterfall-illilouette-fall
  • trailhead-happy-isles
One way miles
8.2
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-glacier-point
Published time
6 to 8 hours
Return transit not available
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-glacier-point-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Glacier Point Road day-hike starts, distances, times, elevation gains, seasonal access, limited water, and absence of dependable return transit.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Published route profile

Descent ft approx
3200
Objective entity ids
  • viewpoint-taft-point
  • viewpoint-dewey-point
  • place-tunnel-view
One way miles
12.5
Operational status requires current check
Yes
Published start entity id
trailhead-glacier-point
Published time
8 to 10 hours
Return transit not available
Yes
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-glacier-point-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    NPS publishes Glacier Point Road day-hike starts, distances, times, elevation gains, seasonal access, limited water, and absence of dependable return transit.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Ordered route geometry

Distance status
published at route level only
Route shape
out and back objective corridor
Segment ids
  • route-segment-yosemite-glacier-point-nps-22472
  • route-segment-yosemite-glacier-point-nps-21941
  • route-segment-yosemite-glacier-point-nps-21957
Start node id
trailhead-sentinel-dome-taft-point
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-glacier-point-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Glacier Point Road trail map and route descriptions establish the three route starts, objectives, shared Sentinel/Taft fork, and named trail identities used in this reviewed graph.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Ordered route geometry

Distance status
published at route level only
Route shape
out and back objective corridor
Segment ids
  • route-segment-yosemite-glacier-point-nps-22472
  • route-segment-yosemite-glacier-point-nps-19778
  • route-segment-yosemite-glacier-point-nps-15277
  • route-segment-yosemite-glacier-point-nps-20739
Start node id
trailhead-sentinel-dome-taft-point
Evidence and sources (1)

No claim effective interval recorded.

Spatial scope IDs: scope-glacier-point-road-corridor

  1. Evidence stance: supports · Evidence details

    The official Glacier Point Road trail map and route descriptions establish the three route starts, objectives, shared Sentinel/Taft fork, and named trail identities used in this reviewed graph.

    Publisher
    National Park Service
    Observer / attribution
    Not recorded
    Observed at
    Unknown
    Retrieved at
    2026-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

    Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

    Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

Recorded observations

Browse observations separately (2)

The official Glacier Point Road trail map and route descriptions establish the three route starts, objectives, shared Sentinel/Taft fork, and named trail identities used in this reviewed graph.

Publisher
National Park Service
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-26T00:00:00+00:00

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

NPS publishes Glacier Point Road day-hike starts, distances, times, elevation gains, seasonal access, limited water, and absence of dependable return transit.

Publisher
National Park Service
Observer / attribution
Not recorded
Observed at
Unknown
Retrieved at
2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00

Retrieval time does not establish when an event occurred.

Observation details · Source details · Original source: National Park Service

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