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Yosemite Falls
North America's tallest waterfall at 739 meters, cascading in three sections down the granite cliffs of Yosemite Valley.
2 km · about 5 min drive
California, United States · North America
Yosemite Valley works well as a base: 45 minutes from Midpines, 4km from Yosemite Half Dome.
Yosemite Valley is a town located in California, United States. With a population of 1,035, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Yosemite Valley sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Los Angeles time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Yosemite Valley to your route.
The LeConte Memorial Lodge, now known as the Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center, is a structure in Yosemite National Park in California, United States. LeConte is spelled variously as Le Conte or as Leconte. Built in 1903 by the Sierra Club, it is nearly unique within the National Park Service system as aRead more
high-quality example of Tudor Revival architecture, and is an important early expression of the Club's mission. The lodge was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.
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Yosemite Valley is located in California, United States, North America. The coordinates are 37.7407 latitude, -119.5779 longitude.
Yosemite Valley has a population of approximately 1,035 people, making it a town in United States.
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waterfall
North America's tallest waterfall at 739 meters, cascading in three sections down the granite cliffs of Yosemite Valley.
2 km · about 5 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A 7,214-foot overlook with a commanding view of Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, and the High Sierra beyond.
2 km · about 5 min drive
national park
Yosemite's most iconic granite dome rising nearly 5,000 feet above the valley floor, accessible via a strenuous cable route.
4 km · about 5 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The defining view of Yosemite: El Capitan on the left, Bridalveil Fall on the right, and Half Dome centred in the distance.
9 km · about 15 min drive
mountain pass
At 9,943 feet, the highest highway pass in California carries CA-120 over the Sierra crest into Yosemite's high country, past Tuolumne Meadows and glassy Tenaya Lake.
34 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A 60-foot wall of near-perfect hexagonal basalt columns formed by slow-cooling lava, with a glacier-polished top surface that looks like tiled paving. Summer access is by shuttle from Mammoth Mountain.
45 km · about 50 min drive
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