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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.
Highest point; Elevation: 6,347 ft (1,935 m) NAVD 88 [1] Coordinates: 2]: Geography; Location: Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S.: Parent range: Sierra Nevada: Topo map: USGS Washington Column: Geology; Rock age: Cretaceous: Mountain type: Granite dome: Climbing; Easiest route: Trail hike from the north, class 1 [3]: Washington Column is a roughly 1800-foot high rock ...
The view from Glacier Point, left to right: Tenaya Canyon, Half Dome, Liberty Cap, Little Yosemite Valley, Vernal Fall and Nevada Fall. Glacier Point is a viewpoint above Yosemite Valley in the U.S. state of California. It is located on the south wall of Yosemite Valley at an elevation of 7,214 feet (2,199 m), 3,200 feet (980 m) above Curry ...
Also in Yosemite Valley is the much lower volume Ribbon Falls, which has the highest single vertical drop, 1,612 feet (491 m). [9] Perhaps the most prominent of the Yosemite Valley waterfalls is Bridalveil Fall , which is the waterfall seen from the Tunnel View viewpoint at the east end of the Wawona Tunnel.
Yosemite National Park (/ j oʊ ˈ s ɛ m ɪ t i / yoh-SEM-ih-tee [5]) is a national park of the United States in California. [6] [7] It is bordered on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest.
Comprising 1,200 square miles, Yosemite has a lot to offer visitors. “It’s, like, between the natural history, the culture history, the wildlife, the beauty and the size, there’s so much to ...
Eastern Washington residents may know Sun Lakes — Dry Falls State Park as a hidden treasure, but now the rest of the world is also getting a heads up.. The International Union of Geological ...
Yosemite Falls and Half Dome in the winter. Yosemite Falls 2,425 feet (739 m) Upper Yosemite Fall 1,430 feet (440 m), the middle cascades 670 feet (200 m), and Lower Yosemite Fall 320 feet (98 m). (Yosemite Creek) Snow Creek Falls 2,140 feet (650 m) Sentinel Falls 1,920 feet (590 m) Ribbon Fall 1,612 feet (491 m) Royal Arch Cascade 1,250 feet ...