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In 1915, a museum which focused on natural history was established in the Park Headquarters Building in Yosemite Valley, and in 1922 the museum moved to what had been artist Chris Jorgensen's home and studio near Sentinel Bridge. The increased space allowed the addition of historic, ethnographic and geological materials to the exhibits, and the ...
Sentinel Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, United States. It lies on the south wall of Yosemite Valley, 0.8 miles (1.3 km) southwest of Glacier Point and 1.4 miles (2.3 km) northeast of Profile Cliff. The view from the top offers a 360 degree view of Yosemite Valley and surroundings.
The Sentinel Hotel, originally known as the Yosemite Falls Hotel, was a hotel located in Yosemite Valley, California in the United States. Built in 1876, it was open until the early 1900s. Situated on the banks of the Merced River and across the Sentinel Bridge, the hotel had views of Half Dome and Yosemite Falls.
Climbing the Narrows in Sentinel Rock. Rock climbing is an important part of Yosemite. [140] In particular the valley is surrounded by summits such as Half Dome and El Capitan. Camp 4 is a walk-in campground in the Valley that was instrumental in the development of rock climbing as a sport, and is listed on the National Register of Historic ...
Ausable Chasm is a sandstone gorge and tourist attraction located near the hamlet of Keeseville, New York, United States, [1] due west of Port Kent.The gorge is about two miles (3.2 km) long and is about 150 feet (46 m) deep.
Sentinel Bridge Replaced Reinforced concrete girder: 1919 1991 Sentinel Drive Merced River: Yosemite Village: Mariposa: CA-95: Stoneman Bridge [a] Extant Reinforced concrete closed-spandrel arch: 1932 1991 Stoneman Crossover Road Merced River
The Clark Bridge was also built in 1928 with a single 75.5-foot (23.0 m) semi-elliptical main span over the Merced flanked by two round-arched subways for horse-and-rider traffic, 7 feet (2.1 m) wide by 11 feet (3.4 m) high through the bridge's abutments. Cost was $40,061.22.
The route was first climbed, in extremely hot weather with minimal water, from June 30 - July 4, 1950, by Allen Steck and John Salathé, up the 1,600-foot (490 m) north face of Sentinel Rock in Yosemite Valley. They climbed mostly free using occasional direct aid pitons on some pitches, and a blank wall halfway up required a 30-foot bolt ladder.