List of Yosemite destinations
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A list of Yosemite destinations includes hiking trails and things to see:
. Groves of the trees include:
Near the valley
- Yosemite FallsYosemite FallsYosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America. Located in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada of California, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow is at its peak....
- Bridalveil FallsBridalveil Fall (Yosemite)Bridalveil Fall is one of the most prominent waterfalls in the Yosemite Valley in California, seen yearly by millions of visitors to Yosemite National Park....
- Mirror LakeMirror Lake (California)Mirror Lake is a small, seasonal lake located on Tenaya Creek in Yosemite National Park. Situated in Tenaya Canyon directly between North Dome and Half Dome, it is the last remnant of a large glacial lake that once filled most of Yosemite Valley at the end of the last Ice Age, and is close to...
- Mist TrailMist TrailThe Mist Trail is one of the most popular short hikes in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. The hike follows the Merced River, starting at Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley, past Vernal Fall, Emerald Pool, to Nevada Fall.-Description:...
- Half DomeHalf DomeHalf Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located in northeastern Mariposa County, California, at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley — possibly Yosemite's most familiar rock formation. The granite crest rises more than above the valley floor....
Near Glacier Point
- Panorama Trail from Glacier PointGlacier Pointthumb|right|upright|Glacier Point, as seen from [[Yosemite Valley]]. In springtime, this cliff face is covered with dozens of freshets and tiny waterfalls from the snowmelt, the largest being [[Staircase Falls]]....
- McGurk MeadowMcGurk MeadowMcGurk Meadow is a meadow in Yosemite National Park located near Bridalveil Fall. It is located at .....
- Ostrander LakeOstrander LakeOstrander Lake is located in Yosemite National Park, approximately south of Yosemite Valley and east of the Badger Pass Ski Area, at an elevation of . The lake is a popular destination for cross-country skiers during the winter...
- Mono Meadow
- Taft PointTaft PointTaft Point, located in Yosemite National Park near Glacier Point is very much like Glacier Point in that it offers wide views of the valley and other attractions like Yosemite Falls and El Capitan. However, the main attraction of Taft Point are the giant fissures in the mile high granite rock...
- Sentinel DomeSentinel DomeSentinel Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, United States. It lies on the south wall of Yosemite Valley, southwest of Glacier Point and northeast of Profile Cliff....
Other hiking
- Wapama FallsWapama FallsWapama Falls is the larger of two waterfalls located on the northern wall of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. Arguably the most powerful waterfall in Yosemite National Park, it flows almost year-round and during peak flow has been known to inundate the trail bridge crossing it, making...
- Rancheria Falls
- Soda Springs
- Dog Lake
- Lembert DomeLembert DomeLembert Dome is a granite dome rock formation in Yosemite National Park in the U.S. state of California The dome soars above Tuolumne Meadows and the Tuolumne River and can be hiked starting at the Tioga Road in the heart of Tuolumne Meadows, west of the Tioga Pass Entrance to Yosemite National...
- Glen AulinGlen AulinGlen Aulin is a segment of the Tuolumne River valley, upriver from the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, approximately long. It is located at , at an elevation of approximately .Glen Aulin is home to the Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp....
- Elizabeth Lake
- Cathedral LakesCathedral LakesThe Cathedral Lakes are two lakes located In Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California. The lakes are situated 1.6 km southwest of Cathedral Peak and 3.2 km east-northeast of Tenaya Lake. The lower lake is located at elevation , while the upper lake is located at elevation...
- John Muir TrailJohn Muir TrailThe John Muir Trail is a long-distance trail in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California, running between the northern terminus at Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley and the southern terminus located on the summit of Mount Whitney . For almost all of its length, the trail is in the High Sierra...
- Mono Pass
- Gaylor Lakes
- Vogelsang
Rock formations
- Half DomeHalf DomeHalf Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located in northeastern Mariposa County, California, at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley — possibly Yosemite's most familiar rock formation. The granite crest rises more than above the valley floor....
- El CapitanEl CapitanEl Capitan is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith extends about from base to summit along its tallest face, and is one of the world's favorite challenges for rock climbers.The formation was...
- Cathedral RocksCathedral RocksCathedral Rocks are a series of four abrupt cliffs interspersed by short glaciers and surmounted by sharp peaks. The cliffs extend for along the south side of Ferrar Glacier and form part of the north shoulder of the Royal Society Range, in Victoria Land. They were discovered and named on...
- The Three BrothersThree Brothers (Yosemite)The Three Brothers is a rock formation, in Yosemite Valley, California, USA. It is located just east of El Capitan and consists of Eagle Peak , and Middle and Lower Brothers....
- Sentinel RockSentinel RockFor the granite dome near Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, see Sentinel Dome.Sentinel Rock is a granitic peak in Yosemite National Park, California, United States. It towers over Yosemite Valley, opposite from Yosemite Falls....
- Yosemite Point
- Glacier PointGlacier Pointthumb|right|upright|Glacier Point, as seen from [[Yosemite Valley]]. In springtime, this cliff face is covered with dozens of freshets and tiny waterfalls from the snowmelt, the largest being [[Staircase Falls]]....
Giant Sequoias
For information about the tree, see SequoiadendronSequoiadendron
Sequoiadendron giganteum is the sole living species in the genus Sequoiadendron, and one of three species of coniferous trees known as redwoods, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae, together with Sequoia sempervirens and...
. Groves of the trees include:
- Mariposa GroveMariposa GroveMariposa Grove is a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California, United States, in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park. It is the largest grove of Giant Sequoias in the park, with several hundred mature examples of the tree...
- Tuolumne GroveTuolumne GroveTuolumne Grove is a sequoia grove located near Crane Flat in Yosemite National Park, at . It is about west of Yosemite Village on Tioga Pass Road...
- Merced GroveMerced GroveMerced Grove is a giant sequoia grove located near Crane Flat just inside the western boundary of Yosemite National Park north of El Portal and the Merced River, at [elevation ]. It is in the small valley of Moss Creek, accessible by short hike. It has 40 sequoias over 5 feet in diameter including...
Scenic vistas
- Glacier PointGlacier Pointthumb|right|upright|Glacier Point, as seen from [[Yosemite Valley]]. In springtime, this cliff face is covered with dozens of freshets and tiny waterfalls from the snowmelt, the largest being [[Staircase Falls]]....
- Olmsted PointOlmsted PointOlmsted Point, located in Yosemite National Park, is a viewing area off of the Tioga Road like Glacier Point that offers a view looking southwest into Yosemite Valley, in particular a view of the northern side of Half Dome and a view of Tenaya Lake to the east.The site is named after...
- Tunnel ViewTunnel ViewTunnel View, within Yosemite National Park, is a viewpoint on State Route 41 located directly east of the Wawona Tunnel as one enters Yosemite Valley from the South. The view looks east into Yosemite Valley including the southwest face of El Capitan, Half Dome, and Bridalveil Falls. This is, to...
- El Portal View
- O'Shaughnessy DamO'Shaughnessy DamThe O'Shaughnessy Dam is a curved gravity dam on the Tuolumne River in the Hetch Hetchy Valley of California's Sierra Nevada. The dam is located in Yosemite National Park, and creates the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. It is named for former San Francisco chief engineer and the original chief engineer of...
- Cascade View
- Pothole DomePothole DomePothole Dome is a granite dome on the West side of Tuolumne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park. The summit of the dome is easily accessible by foot from a parking area on the Tioga Road. The view from the summit includes most of Tuolumne Meadows and in the distance, Cathedral Peak...
- Lembert DomeLembert DomeLembert Dome is a granite dome rock formation in Yosemite National Park in the U.S. state of California The dome soars above Tuolumne Meadows and the Tuolumne River and can be hiked starting at the Tioga Road in the heart of Tuolumne Meadows, west of the Tioga Pass Entrance to Yosemite National...
- Yosemite ValleyYosemite ValleyYosemite Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of California, carved out by the Merced River. The valley is about long and up to a mile deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Half Dome and El Capitan, and densely forested with pines...
itself contains many views