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Damage can be seen along the scenic Tioga Road below Olmsted Point in Yosemite National Park in an update provided on July 14, 2023. (Yosemite National Park) Tioga Road, one of the iconic highways ...
State Route 120 (SR 120) is a state highway in the central part of California, connecting the San Joaquin Valley with the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park, and the Mono Lake area. Its western terminus is at Interstate 5 in Lathrop , and its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 6 in Benton .
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After days of heavy snow left roads dangerous and impassable, Yosemite National Park was closed to visitors Saturday. It will not reopen until March 2. Heavy snow, dangerous road conditions close ...
Inside Yosemite, state routes are federally maintained and are not included in the state route logs. The highway continues into the park as El Portal Drive, following the Merced River to Yosemite Valley. The road intersects with Big Oak Flat Road, providing a connection to State Route 120. El Portal Drive then splits into a one way loop road to ...
State Route 120 runs through it, and serves as the eastern entry point for Yosemite National Park, at the Tioga Pass Entrance Station. It is the highest elevation highway pass in California and in the Sierra Nevada at an elevation of 9,945 ft (3,031 m). [1] [2] Mount Dana is to the east of the pass, and Gaylor Peak to the west.
On Tuesday at about 7 p.m., an avalanche, measuring 200 yards wide and 25 feet deep, struck a three-story apartment building in Olympic Valley, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office.
The view looks eastward into Yosemite Valley, and includes surrounding features, such as the southwest face of El Capitan on the left, Half Dome on axis, and Bridalveil Fall on the right. [3] For many arriving by road, this is the stunning first view, upon suddenly exiting the long and dark tunnel, of Yosemite Valley and its setting.