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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 ...
Downhill skiing is available at the Badger Pass Ski Area—the oldest downhill skiing area in California, operating from mid-December through early April. [141] Much of the park is open to cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, and backcountry ski huts are available. [142] [143] Wilderness permits are required for backcountry overnight ski trips ...
February 15, 1977. (#77000149) 1 Ahwahnee Drive, Yosemite Valley. 37°44′45″N 119°34′22″W / 37.745833°N 119.572778°W / 37.745833; -119.572778 (Ahwahnee Hotel) Yosemite National Park. 3. Bagby Stationhouse, Water Tanks and Turntable. Bagby Stationhouse, Water Tanks and Turntable. More images.
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.
The Mariposa Grove was first visited by non-native people in 1857 when Galen Clark and Milton Mann found it. They named the grove after Mariposa County, California, where the grove is located. [1] Abraham Lincoln signed an Act of Congress on June 30, 1864, ceding Mariposa Grove and Yosemite Valley to the state of California. Criticism of ...
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.
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.