At nearly 10,000 feet high, the summit of Clouds Rest rises more than a thousand feet taller than the much more popular Half Dome. Hiking up Clouds Rest from the Tenaya Lake side involves one of the airiest trails in the park, traversing the narrow, knife’s-edge crest of the summit ridge. From that summit, which you might have to yourself, you’ll overlook all of Yosemite Valley, including Half Dome (on the left).
