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Map at capture — USGS Imagery · ±2.5° · pin marks capture location

sequoia national park

California

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Sequoia National Park

National Parks

area405,255 acreselevation754–14,481 ftmanaged byNational Park Service

NPS Wikipedia Photos from this park

date / time

2015-05-24

time

1:41 PM

season cycle

iNaturalist community observations

giant sequoia358 obs
Snowplant241 obs
Mule Deer117 obs
Western Fence Lizard113 obs
Yellow-bellied Marmot112 obs
Pacific Dogwood111 obs
Mountain Pride100 obs
American Black Bear97 obs

research-grade observations within 25 km during this calendar month. Counts are total verified iNaturalist observations

light / sun / UV

solar (GHI)

657 W/m² · partly clear

very lowbright

400–700 W/m² · broken cloud / soft sun

afternoon visible (71°)

solar DNI

675 W/m²

dimsoftpartlybright

solar DHI

226 W/m²

dimsoftbrightheavy

clearness

0.63

overcastintermediateclear

weather / radar

weather

Weather modeled at approximate park location, not shutter GPS

weather

Mainly clear

temperature

54°F

coldcoolcomfortablewarmhot

30°F – 55°F · daily range

humidity

62%

0%100%

58% – 99% · daily range

cloud cover

42%

0%100%

5% – 99% · daily range

pressure

1015 hPa

lownear normalhigh

1013 hPa – 1016 hPa · daily range · steady

wind

6 mph

W 263°

cloud layers

high cloud0%

mid cloud27%

low cloud34%

rain

trace

dew point

42°F

snow depth

0.4 in

radar

water

Nearest USGS gage, 6.2 km away (not at shutter GPS)

stream temp

48°F

32°F58°F

32°F – 58°F · year

Marble Fork Kaweah R

25 cfs · 7.6 ft · 6.2 km

night sky

moon

First Quarter - day 7 visible (20°)

moon rising

night sky

darkness

2 · typical truly dark site

excellent dark-sky siteinner-city sky

Bortle 2 · typical truly dark site

light: dayseeing Good

milky way

janfebmaraprmayjunjulaugsepoctnovdec

in season · not visible (-77°) · WNW

Geometric positions at capture (not naked-eye visibility)

technical

sensor / film

color science

Nikon

lens

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR II

focal length

18mm (27mm equiv.)

exposure triangle

color

English Walnut11%

histogram

shadowsmidtoneshighlights

redgreenblue

attribution

data attribution

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)
METAR / NEXRAD: Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
Hydrology: USGS Water Data
Basemap: USGS The National Map
Solar: NASA POWER (CC BY 4.0)

Weather modeled at approximate park location, not shutter GPS
Radar: NEXRAD HNX (83.7 km), scan time ±10 min
Sun, moon, and planet positions computed for exact coordinates
Basemap: USGS Imagery, center ±2.5°

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