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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.
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.
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.
Half Dome is a quartz monzonite batholith at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is a well-known rock formation in the park, named for its distinct shape. One side is a sheer face while the other three sides are smooth and round, making it appear like a dome cut in half.
Description: Map of Yosemite National Park based on a map by the USGS image from here.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".
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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. Mouse over the picture and click on an area of interest.
Yosemite National Park Mariposa County, California, U.S. Parent range: Sierra Nevada: Topo map: USGS Half Dome: Geology; Rock age: Cretaceous: Rock type: Granite: Climbing; First ascent: June 30 - July 4, 1950 by Allen Steck and John Salathé [3] Easiest route: Circular Staircase [4]