A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. 13 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1897.
One of 44 National Register listings published here for Mariposa County · listed in 1977 · category: Building · a National Historic Landmark.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 377 fires within 5 miles of LeConte Memorial Lodge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,468 acres in total. 90 started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 145 |
| Natural | 90 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 |
| Smoking | 39 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | STOCK TRAIL |
| 9 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | MALL |
| 9 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | INDIAN |
| 8 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | SUNRISE |
| 7 September 2015 | Natural | 415 acres | Yosemite National Park | TENAYA |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | FALLS |
| 6 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | TAFT |
| 6 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Yosemite National Park | TERRACE |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Curry Historic District | 0.5 miles | 1979 | |
 | Ahwahnee Hotel | 0.5 miles | 1977 |
 | Degnan's Restaurant | 0.6 miles | 2017 |
 | Yosemite Valley Chapel | 0.7 miles | 1973 |
 | Rangers' Club | 0.7 miles | 1987 |
 | Glacier Point Trailside Museum | 0.7 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 77000148 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Mariposa County | All 44 listed properties in this county. |
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