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The road is usually open from June through October. In winter, Glacier Point Road closes due to snow, and access to Glacier Point from the Badger Pass Ski Area is only by ski or snowshoe. [6] Glacier Point can also be reached via the Four Mile Trail, which ascends the 3,200 feet (980 m) in 4.6 miles (7.4 km). This moderate to strenuous trail ...
Four Mile Trail is a moderate to strenuous trail leading from Yosemite Valley to Glacier Point.The trail begins at the valley floor west of the Swinging Bridge recreation area, and climbs the south side 4.8 miles (7.7 km) up to Glacier Point, an elevation change of 3,200 feet (1,000 m).
A shuttle bus from Yosemite Valley to Glacier Point is available for a fee from June to October, when Glacier Point Road is open. The bus leaves the Yosemite Lodge at 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and takes a little over an hour to get to Glacier Point. There is no regular shuttle bus service from Glacier Point down to Yosemite Valley. [3] [4]
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It is situated five miles (8 km) south-southeast of the Chinquapin intersection of Wawona Road (HWY 41 continuation) with Glacier Point Road in the southern area of Yosemite National Park. Glacier Point Road provides the access to this ski area. During high snow level and/or ski season, Glacier Point road terminates at Badger Pass Ski Resort.
Chinquapin was built as a junction of the Old Glacier Point Road, which was built in 1882. Chinquapin Ranger Station. Previously it was a bridle trail to Glacier Point (the current Glacier Point Road, which starts immediately north of the old road was built in 1940). [2] On an 1896 U.S. Cavalry map it is marked as "Chinquapin Station" [3]
Between 1872 and 1968, people would stoke a large fire atop Yosemite's Glacier Point late in the day then push the red-hot embers from the fire off a cliffside after nightfall to the amazement of ...
The hike to Ostrander Lake is a long and strenuous 12.7 miles (20.4 km) out and back hike starting from the trailhead located just after Bridalveil Creek on the Glacier Point road. [2] This hike requires a Backcountry Permit, if staying overnight, which is available at the Wilderness Center in Yosemite Village. The hike begins with a fairly ...