Union Point
About
Union Point is a summit of 6,340 feet in the Yosemite Wilderness, within Yosemite National Park in California. It sits about 0.8 miles from Yosemite Valley, the nearest community. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July and August highs reach about 75°F with lows near 60°F, and those months average only about a day of precipitation, based on long-term averages from a nearby weather station at a similar elevation. The summit is close to two climbing areas: the Public Sanitation Wall and The Chapel Wall, each about 0.3 miles away. The Four Mile Trailhead is about 0.8 miles away, and Lower Pines Campground is about 1.2 miles away.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
6,340 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Union Point
California
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Jun–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 60–75°F and lows of 46–60°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Yosemite Village 12 W, CA weather station, 13 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan44° high32° low
- Feb42° high31° low
- Mar45° high32° low
- Apr49° high36° low
- May58° high43° low
- Jun67° high52° low
- Jul75° high60° low
- Aug75° high59° low
- Sep70° high54° low
- Oct60° high46° low
- Nov49° high37° low
- Dec43° high32° low
Where it is
- Yosemite Wilderness · Wilderness
- Yosemite National Park · National Park Service
- Nearest town
- Yosemite Valley, California · 0.8 mi
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Yosemite National Park as of Oct 9, 2026:
Glacier Point Road is closed due to the Dome Fire until 10/10 at 7 am
Park Closure · posted Oct 9, 2026
Source: NPS Alerts API
Nearby
- Public Sanitation WallRock climbing0.3 mi
- The Chapel WallRock climbing0.3 mi
- Valley Shuttle Stop 11: Four Mile TrailheadHiking0.8 mi
- Four Mile TrailheadHiking0.8 mi
- Lower Pines CampgroundCamping1.2 mi
- North Pines CampgroundCamping1.3 mi
- Merced RiverCanoeing4.6 mi
- Illilouette CreekCanoeing5.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
