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Generalized geologic map of the Yosemite area. (Based on a USGS image) The exposed geology of the Yosemite area includes primarily granitic rocks with some older metamorphic rock. The first rocks were laid down in Precambrian times, when the area around Yosemite National Park was on the edge of a very young North American continent.
Annual park visitation exceeds 3.5 million, with most visitor use concentrated in the seven-square-mile (18 km 2) area of Yosemite Valley. [1] The geography of the Yosemite area can be visualized with the clickable map, below: Painting of Yosemite by Heinrich C. Berann. Aerial view of the entire park from the west, looking east.
Original notes that the data was "generalized from geological map of Yosemite National Park and vicinity (Huber and others, in press)" and that "an intrusive suite is a grouping of genetically related plutonic rocks". Date: 23 May 2012, 20:52 (UTC) Source: This file was derived from: General geologic map of Yosemite area.png: Author
A geologic map of Yosemite National Park Kuna Crest Granodiorite (also called Granodiorite of Glen Aulin ), [ 1 ] is found, in Yosemite National Park , United States. The granodiorite forms part of the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite (aka Tuolumne Batholith ), one of the four major intrusive suites within the Sierra Nevada .
The Tuolumne Intrusive Suite is the youngest and most extensive of the intrusive suites of Yosemite National Park, and also comprises about 1/3 of the park's area. The Suite includes Half Dome Granodiorite, Cathedral Peak Granite, and Kuna Crest Granodiorite.
1931 pictorial map by Jo Mora. Yosemite Valley is listed as a National Historic District and as a California Historical Landmark. [1] [2] After the creation of the Park Service, many separate hotel owners held separate concession contracts. The Yosemite Park Company had built the Yosemite Lodge and Yosemite Village had its own group of merchants.
Original – Geological map of Yosemite National Park. Reason They say a picture paints a thousand words. You could write a book about this one (in fact, I suspect there are already). Highly detailed; impeccable USGS source; SVG format; strong EV in both articles. Articles in which this image appears Geology of the Yosemite area, Yosemite ...
A list of Yosemite destinations includes hiking trails and things to see: Hiking trails. Popular hiking trails include: [1] Near the valley. Hiking up the Half Dome ...