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Fish Camp (formerly Happy Camp and Berry's Fish Camp) [5] is a census-designated place [6] in Mariposa County, California, United States. [2] It is located 18 miles (29 km) east of Mariposa, [5] at an elevation of 5,062 feet (1,543 m). [2] The population was 49 at the 2020 census. [3] The ZIP Code is 93623, and the community is inside area code ...
The Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad (YMSPRR) is a historic 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway with two operating steam locomotives located near Fish Camp, California, in the Sierra National Forest near the southern entrance to Yosemite National Park. [1] Rudy Stauffer organized the YMSPRR in 1961, utilizing historic railroad track ...
The Railroad Fire was a wildfire that burned in between the communities of Sugar Pine and Fish Camp in the Sierra National Forest in California, United States. The fire was reported on August 29, 2017 and burned 12,407 acres (50 km 2) before it was fully contained on October 24. [ 3] It occurred during the historic 2011–2017 California drought.
There are 45 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 4 National Historic Landmarks. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 9, 2024.[2] Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap.
Mariposa County (/ ˌmærɪˈpoʊzə, - sə / ⓘ) [4] is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 17,131. [5] The county seat is Mariposa. [6] It is located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, north of Fresno, east of Merced, and southeast of Stockton.
8,150 feet (2,484 m) Tenaya Lake is an alpine lake in Yosemite National Park, located between Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows. The surface of Tenaya Lake has an elevation of 8,150 feet (2,484 m). [1] The lake basin was formed by glacial action, which left a backdrop of light granite rocks, whose beauty was known to the Native Americans.
Mariposa is located at 37°29′06″N 119°57′59″W, [2] at 1,949 feet (594 m) in elevation. It lies in the rugged foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Mariposa Creek flows through the town. The urban area's soil is mostly brown to reddish brown loam of the Blasingame series.
Camp 4 is a tent-only campground in Yosemite National Park in the United States. [2] It became notable after World War II as "a birthplace of rock climbing’s modern age." [ 3 ] It is located at an elevation of 4000 ft (1200 m) on the north side of the Yosemite Valley , close to base of granite cliffs near Yosemite Falls .