1 Typical power costs vary around the world. 2  Check your last power bill for details. 3  Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kW/h are typical. 4  We have seen some manufacturers claim life times of 30+ years for LED lights.
The Going-to-the-Sun Road was completed in 1932 and is a spectacular 50 mile, paved two-lane highway that bisects the park east and west. It spans the width of Glacier National Park, crossing the Continental Divide at 6,646-foot-high Logan Pass.
Getting There: Glacier Point can be found, logically enough, at the terminus of Glacier Point Road. From the South entrance to Yosemite, turn left and travel 17 miles (28 km) to Glacier Point Road. From Yosemite Valley, find the highway 41 valley exit and take it nine miles (14.5 km) to the same road.Once you're on Glacier Point Road, just follow it all the way to its end at the Glacier Point parking lot 16 miles (26 km) later. Here's a Google Street View panorama of the trailhead area.Parking: There's a large parking lot at the trailhead.ou'll need cross-country skis to get here then, though, because Glacier Point Road is closed during these months. Otherwise, anytime the road is open is a fabulous time to be at Glacier Point. Sunsets, in particular, rock.