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Yosemite National Park (pronounced "yo-SEM-it-ee", IPA: /joʊˈsɛmɨtiː/) is a national park located largely in Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties, California, United States. The park covers an area of 761,266 acres or 1,189 square miles (3,081 km²) and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain.[1] Yosemite is visited by over 3.5 million people each year, many of whom only spend time in the seven square miles (18 km²) of Yosemite Valley.[2] Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally recognized for its spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, Giant Sequoia groves, and biological diversity.[2] Almost 95% of the park is designated wilderness.[3] Although not the first designated national park, Yosemite was a focal point in the development of the national park idea, largely owing to the work of people like John Muir.[4] Yosemite is a national park in the United States. ...
The World Conservation Union or International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ...
Broadly, a wilderness area is a region where the land is left in a state where human modifications are minimal; that is, as a wilderness. ...
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Mariposa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place that serves as the county seat of Mariposa County, California. ...
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The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ...
The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ...
Mariposa County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. ...
Tuolumne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Californias Sierra Nevada. ...
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The United States of America has a large and lucrative tourism industry serving millions of international and domestic tourists. ...
Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. ...
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...
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Butchers Creek, Omeo, Victoria A stream, brook, beck, burn or creek, is a body of water with a detectable current, confined within a bed and banks. ...
Binomial name Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl. ...
Biodiversity or biological diversity is a neologism and a portmanteau word, from bio and diversity. ...
Broadly, a wilderness area is a region where the land is left in a state where human modifications are minimal; that is, as a wilderness. ...
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Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada, and the park supports a diversity of plants and animals. The park has an elevation range from 2,000 to 13,114 feet (600 to 4,000 m) and contains five major vegetation zones: chaparral/oak woodland, lower montane, upper montane, subalpine, and alpine. Of California's 7,000 plant species, about 50% occur in the Sierra Nevada and more than 20% within Yosemite. There is suitable habitat or documentation for more than 160 rare plants in the park, with rare local geologic formations and unique soils characterizing the restricted ranges many of these plants occupy.[2] Habitat (which is Latin for it inhabits) is the place where a particular species live and grow. ...
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The Life Zone concept was developed by C. Hart Merriam in 1889 as a means of describing areas with similar plant and animal communities. ...
Chaparral is a shrubland plant community found primarily in California, USA, that is shaped by a Mediterranean climate (mild, wet winters and hot dry summers) and wildfire. ...
Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus (from Latin oak tree), which are listed in the List of Quercus species, and some related genera, notably...
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The Sierra Nevada subalpine zone is positioned between the upper montane zone (such as red fir forest) at its lower limit, and treeline at its upper limit. ...
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The geology of the Yosemite area is characterized by granitic rocks and remnants of older rock. About 10 million years ago, the Sierra Nevada was uplifted and then tilted to form its relatively gentle western slopes and the more dramatic eastern slopes. The uplift increased the steepness of stream and river beds, resulting in formation of deep, narrow canyons. About 1 million years ago, snow and ice accumulated, forming glaciers at the higher alpine meadows that moved down the river valleys. Ice thickness in Yosemite Valley may have reached 4,000 feet (1200 m) during the early glacial episode. The downslope movement of the ice masses cut and sculpted the U-shaped valley that attracts so many visitors to its scenic vistas today.[2] The exposed geology of the Yosemite area includes primarily granitic rocks with some older metamorphic rock. ...
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 Bridal Veil Falls at Yosemite National Park
Geography Yosemite National Park is located in the central Sierra Nevada of California. It takes 3.5 hours to drive to the park from San Francisco and about 6 hours from Los Angeles. Yosemite is surrounded by wilderness areas: the Ansel Adams Wilderness to the southeast, the Hoover Wilderness to the northeast, and the Emigrant Wilderness to the north. Image File history File links Jabathehutt. ...
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The Ansel Adams Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California,USA. The wilderness is part of the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. ...
Dunderberg Peak as seen from the Virginia Lakes Basin The Hoover Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Inyo and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests. ...
A stand of Mountain Hemlock in the Emigrant Wilderness The Emigrant Wilderness is a 113,000 acre (45,700 ha) wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California, USA. It is bordered by Yosemite National Park on the south, the Toiyabe National Forest on the east, and California State Highway...
The 1,189 sq mi (3,081 km²) park contains thousands of lakes and ponds, 1,600 miles (2,600 km) of streams, 800 miles (1300 km) of hiking trails, and 350 miles (560 km) of roads.[5] Two federally designated Wild and Scenic Rivers, the Merced and the Tuolumne, begin within Yosemite's borders and flow westward through the Sierra foothills, into the Central Valley of California. Annual park visitation exceeds 3.5 million, with most visitor use concentrated in the seven square mile (18 km²) area of Yosemite Valley.[5] For other uses, see Lake (disambiguation). ...
Two people reflected in a fish pond A pond is typically a man made body of water smaller than a lake. ...
Butchers Creek, Omeo, Victoria A stream, brook, beck, burn or creek, is a body of water with a detectable current, confined within a bed and banks. ...
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National Wild and Scenic River is a designation for certain protected areas in the United States. ...
The Merced River is in California. ...
The Tuolumne River is one of the major rivers draining the western slope Sierra Nevada mountains of California. ...
The California Central Valley Part of the Valley as seen from overhead A typical Central Valley scene at ground level The California Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U.S. state of California. ...
Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. ...
Rocks and erosion Almost all of the landforms in the Yosemite area are cut from the granitic rock of the Sierra Nevada Batholith (a batholith is a large mass of intrusive igneous rock that formed deep below the surface).[6] About 5% of the park (mostly in its eastern margin near Mount Dana) are from metamorphosed volcanic and sedimentary rocks.[7] These rocks are called roof pendants because they were once the roof of the underlying granitic rock.[8] A landform comprises a geomorphological unit. ...
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Glacier-sliced Half Dome, Yosemite, a classic granite dome of the Sierra Nevada Batholith The Sierra Nevada Batholith is a large batholith in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, USA, and is a continuous granitic formation that forms much of the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. ...
Half Dome, a granite monolith in Yosemite National Park and part of the Sierra Nevada batholith. ...
Igneous rocks (etymology from Latin ignis, fire) are rocks formed by solidification of cooled magma (molten rock), with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive (plutonic) rocks or on the surface as extrusive (volcanic) rocks. ...
Mount Dana is a mountain on the eastern edge of Yosemite National Park and is the second highest peak within the park after Mount Lyell. ...
Quartzite, a form of metamorphic rock, from the Museum of Geology at University of Tartu collection. ...
Ignimbrite is a deposit of a pyroclastic flow. ...
Two types of sedimentary rock: limey shale overlain by limestone. ...
Erosion acting upon different types of uplift-created joint and fracture systems is responsible for creating the valleys, canyons, domes, and other features we see today. These joints and fracture systems do not move, and are therefore not faults.[9] Spacing between joints is controlled by the amount of silica in the granite and granodiorite rocks; more silica tends to create a more resistant rock, resulting in larger spaces between joints and fractures.[10] Image taken in June 2003 by Daniel Mayer. ...
Image taken in June 2003 by Daniel Mayer. ...
Lembert Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Lembert Dome soars 800 feet (240 m) above Tuolumne Meadows and the Tuolumne River and can be hiked starting at the Tioga Road in the heart of Tuolumne Meadows, 8 miles west of the Tioga Pass Entrance to...
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In geology, a dome is a deformational feature consisting of symmetrically-dipping anticlines; their general outline on a geologic map is circular or oval. ...
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The chemical compound silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is the oxide of silicon, chemical formula SiO2. ...
A sample of granodiorite rock Granodiorite (IPA: ) is an intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but contains more plagioclase than potassium feldspar. ...
Pillars and columns, such as Washington Column and Lost Arrow, are created by cross joints. Erosion acting on master joints is responsible for creating valleys and later canyons.[10] The single most erosive force over the last few million years has been large alpine glaciers, which have turned the previously V-shaped river-cut valleys into U-shaped glacial-cut canyons (such as Yosemite Valley and Hetch Hetchy Valley). Exfoliation (caused by the tendency of crystals in plutonic rocks to expand at the surface) acting on granitic rock with widely spaced joints is responsible for creating domes such as Half Dome and North Dome and inset arches like Royal Arches.[11] For morphological image processing operations, see Erosion (morphology). ...
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Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. ...
Hetch Hetchy Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in California. ...
Geological exfoliation of granite at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Texas, USA Exfoliation in geology is a weathering process, mainly caused by freeze-thaw cycles. ...
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Half Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley — possibly Yosemites most familiar sight. ...
North Dome is a granite dome that is in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. It is the southern summit of Indian Ridge, 0. ...
Popular features Yosemite Valley represents only one percent of the park area, but this is where most visitors arrive and stay. El Capitan, a prominent granite cliff that looms over the valley, is one of the most popular rock climbing destinations in the world because of its diverse range of climbing routes in addition to its year-round accessibility. Granite domes such as Sentinel Rock and Half Dome rise 3,000 feet and 4,800 feet (900 and 1,450 m), respectively, above the valley floor. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3072x2048, 2157 KB) El Capitan in Yosemite National Park viewed from the Valley Floor. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3072x2048, 2157 KB) El Capitan in Yosemite National Park viewed from the Valley Floor. ...
El Capitan is a 3,000-foot (1000m) vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. ...
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Half Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley — possibly Yosemites most familiar sight. ...
El Capitan is a 3,000-foot (1000m) vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. ...
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A granite dome is a dome of granite, formed by exfoliation. ...
Sentinel Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, United States. ...
Half Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley — possibly Yosemites most familiar sight. ...
The high country of Yosemite contains beautiful areas such as Tuolumne Meadows, Dana Meadows, the Clark Range, the Cathedral Range, and the Kuna Crest. The Sierra crest and the Pacific Crest Trail run through Yosemite, with peaks of red metamorphic rock, such as Mount Dana and Mount Gibbs, and granite peaks, such as Mount Conness. Mount Lyell is the highest point in the park. Tuolumne Meadows, as viewed from Lembert Dome Tuolumne Meadows is a gentle, dome-studded meadowy section of the Tuolumne River, in the eastern section of Yosemite National Park. ...
Mount Dana (left) and Mount Gibbs (right) from Dana Meadows. ...
The Clark Range is a mountain range in Yosemite National Park, USA. It extends in a north-south direction from Quarzite Peak (37°43. ...
The Cathedral Range is a range of mountains immediately to the South of Tuolumne Meadows in USA. It is a beautiful range, sculpted by glaciers out of granite. ...
The Pacific Crest Trail (also known as the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail) is a long-distance mountain hiking and equestrian trail that runs from the United States border with Mexico to its border with Canada and follows the highest portion of the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Range which parallel...
Quartzite, a form of metamorphic rock, from the Museum of Geology at University of Tartu collection. ...
Mount Dana is a mountain on the eastern edge of Yosemite National Park and is the second highest peak within the park after Mount Lyell. ...
Mount Gibbs is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada, located 3 km south of Mount Dana. ...
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Mount Conness is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of the Hall Natural Area. ...
Mount Lyell is the highest point in Yosemite National Park. ...
The park has three groves of ancient Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) trees; the Mariposa Grove (200 trees), the Tuolumne Grove (25 trees), and the Merced Grove (20 trees).[12] Giant Sequoia are the most massive trees in the world and are one of the tallest and longest-lived (Coast Redwoods that live along the Northern Californian coast are the tallest and the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine of Eastern California are the oldest). These trees were much more widespread before the start of the last Ice Age.[13] Binomial name Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl. ...
The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ...
Giant Sequoia in the Mariposa Grove, Yosemite Mariposa Grove is a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park, at 37°31′ N 119°36′ W. It is the largest grove of Giant Sequoias in the park, with several hundred mature examples of the...
Binomial name Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl. ...
Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. ...
Binomial name Pinus longaeva D.K.Bailey The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) is one of the bristlecone pines, a group of three species of pine found in the higher mountains of the southwest United States. ...
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Water and ice Tuolumne and Merced River systems originate along the crest of the Sierra Nevada in the park and have carved river canyons 3,000 to 4,000 feet (900 to 1,200 m) deep. The Tuolumne River drains the entire northern portion of the park, an area of approximately 680 square miles (1,760 km²). The Merced River begins in the park's southern peaks, primarily the Cathedral and Clark Ranges, and drains an area of approximately 511 square miles (1,320 km²).[14] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixels Full resolution (2304 × 1728 pixel, file size: 1. ...
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The Merced River is in California. ...
The Tuolumne River is one of the major rivers draining the western slope Sierra Nevada mountains of California. ...
The Merced River is in California. ...
The Cathedral Range is a range of mountains immediately to the South of Tuolumne Meadows in USA. It is a beautiful range, sculpted by glaciers out of granite. ...
The Clark Range is a mountain range in Yosemite National Park, USA. It extends in a north-south direction from Quarzite Peak (37°43. ...
Hydrologic processes, including glaciation, flooding, and fluvial geomorphic response, have been fundamental in creating landforms in the park.[14] The park also contains approximately 3,200 lakes (greater than 100 m²), two reservoirs, and 1,700 miles (2,700 km) of streams, all of which help form these two large watersheds.[15] Wetlands in Yosemite occur in valley bottoms throughout the park, and are often hydrologically linked to nearby lakes and rivers through seasonal flooding and groundwater movement. Meadow habitats, distributed at elevations from 3,000 to 11,000 feet (900 to 3,500 m) in the park, are generally wetlands, as are the riparian habitats found on the banks of Yosemite's numerous streams and rivers.[16] A glaciation (a created composite term meaning Glacial Period, referring to the Period or Era of, as well as the process of High Glacial Activity), often called an ice age, is a geological phenomenon in which massive ice sheets form in the Arctic and Antarctic and advance toward the equator. ...
A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ...
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A meadow is a habitat of rolling or flat terrain where grasses predominate. ...
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 Bridalveil Fall flows from a U-shaped hanging valley that was created by a tributary glacier. Yosemite is famous for its high concentration of waterfalls in a small area. Numerous sheer drops, glacial steps and hanging valleys in the park provide many places for waterfalls to exist, especially during April, May, and June (the snowmelt season). Located in Yosemite Valley, the 2,425-foot-high (739 m) Yosemite Falls is the highest in North America. Also in the valley is the much lower volume Ribbon Falls, which has the highest single vertical drop, 1,612 feet (492 m).[13] Perhaps the most prominent of the Yosemite waterfalls is Bridalveil Fall, which is the waterfall seen from the Tunnel View viewpoint at the east end of the Wawona Tunnel. Wapama Falls in Hetch Hetchy Valley is another notable waterfall. Hundreds of ephemeral waterfalls also exist in the park. Download high resolution version (508x659, 79 KB)Image taken in May 2002 by Daniel Mayer. ...
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The following is a list of Yosemite waterfalls, excluding ephemeral falls: Bridalveil Falls (620 feet) Chilnualna Falls (690 feet) Illilouette Fall (370 feet) Lehamite Falls (1,180 feet) Nevada Fall (594 feet) Ribbon Falls (1,612 feet) Royal Arch Cascade (1,250 feet) Sentinel Fall (1,920 feet) Silver Strand...
Bridal Veil Falls in Yosemite National Park flowing from a hanging valley. ...
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Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America. ...
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Ribbon Fall[1], located in Yosemite National Park in California, flows off a cliff on the west side of El Capitan, and is the largest single-drop waterfall in North America. ...
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Hetch Hetchy Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in California. ...
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All glaciers in the park are relatively small glaciers that occupy areas that are in almost permanent shade, such as north- and northeast-facing cirques. Lyell Glacier is the largest glacier in the Sierra Nevada (and therefore the park) and covers 160 acres (65 ha).[17] None of the Yosemite glaciers are a remnant of the much, much larger Ice Age alpine glaciers responsible for sculpting the Yosemite landscape. Instead, they were formed during one of the neoglacial episodes that have occurred since the thawing of the Ice Age (such as the Little Ice Age).[12] Global warming has reduced the number and size of glaciers around the world. Many Yosemite glaciers, including Merced Glacier, which was discovered by John Muir in 1871 and bolstered his glacial origins theory of the Yosemite area, have disappeared and most of the others have lost up to 75% of their surface area.[17] Perito Moreno Glacier Patagonia Argentina Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland Icebergs breaking off glaciers at Cape York, Greenland This article is about the geological formation. ...
A cirque is an amphitheatre-like valley of glacial origin, formed by glacial erosion at the head of the glacier. ...
Lyell Glacier is a small, shrinking glacier in Californias Sierra Nevadas Yosemite National Park. ...
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The neoglaciation was a period of the Holocene starting around 5500 BP (3500 BC) and ending in the 20th century. ...
The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a period of cooling occurring after a warmer era known as the Medieval climate optimum. ...
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Climate Yosemite has a Mediterranean climate, meaning most precipitation falls during the mild winter, and the other seasons are nearly dry (less than 3% of precipitation falls during the long, hot summers).[18] Due to orographic lift, precipitation increases with elevation up to 8,000 feet (2,400 m) where it slowly decreases to the crest. Precipitation amounts vary from 36 inches (915 mm) at 4,000 feet (1,200 m) elevation to 50 inches (1,200 mm) at 8,600 feet (2,600 m). Snow does not typically persist on the ground until November in the high country. It accumulates all winter and into March or early April.[19] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1296 × 1944 pixels, file size: 2. ...
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Half Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley — possibly Yosemites most familiar sight. ...
Areas with Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate is a climate that resembles the climate of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin. ...
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Temperature decreases with increasing elevation. Temperature extremes are moderated by the fact that Yosemite is only about 100 miles (160 km) from the Pacific Ocean. An anticyclone sits off the coast of California in the summer, sending cool air masses toward the Sierra Nevada that result in clean dry air in the Yosemite area.
Mean daily temperatures range from 25 to 53 °F (-3.9 to 11.5 °C) at Tuolumne Meadows at 8,600 feet (2,600 m). At the Wawona Entrance (elevation 5,130 feet; 1,564 m), mean daily temperature ranges from 36 to 67 °F (2.2 to 19.4 °C). At the lower elevations below 5,000 feet (1525 m), temperatures are hotter; the mean daily high temperature at Yosemite Valley (elevation 3,966 feet; 1,209 m) varies from 46 to 90 °F (7.8 to 32.2 °C). At elevations above 8,000 feet (2,440 m), the hot, dry summer temperatures are moderated by frequent summer thunderstorms, along with snow that can persist into July. The combination of dry vegetation, low relative humidity, and thunderstorms results in frequent lightning-caused fires as well.[19] For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ...
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History -
Main article: History of the Yosemite area The known history of the Yosemite area started with Ahwahnechee and Paiute peoples who inhabited the central Sierra Nevada region of California that now includes Yosemite National Park. ...
Ahwahneechee and the Mariposa Wars
Paiute ceremony in 1872 at current site of Yosemite Lodge Paiute and Sierra Miwok peoples lived in the area for decades before the first white explorations into the region. A band of Native Americans called the Ahwahneechee lived in Yosemite Valley when the first non-indigenous people entered it.[20] Download high resolution version (800x829, 159 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
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The Valley and Sierra Miwok (also called the Plains and Sierra Miwok), were the largest group of Miwok Native American people. ...
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Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. ...
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The California Gold Rush in the mid-19th century dramatically increased white travel in the area. United States Army Major Jim Savage led the Mariposa Battalion into the west end of Yosemite Valley in 1851 while in pursuit of around 200 Ahwahneechees led by Chief Tenaya as part of the Mariposa Wars.[21] Accounts from this battalion were the first confirmed cases of Caucasians entering the valley. Attached to Savage's unit was Dr. Lafayette Bunnell, the company physician, who later wrote about his awestruck impressions of the valley in The Discovery of the Yosemite. Bunnell is credited with naming the valley from his interviews with Chief Tenaya. Bunnell wrote that Chief Tenaya was the founder of the Pai-Ute Colony of Ah-wah-nee.[20] The Miwoks (and most white settlers) considered the Ahwahneechee to be especially violent due to their frequent territorial disputes, and the Miwok word "yohhe'meti" literally means "they are killers".[22] Correspondence and articles written by members of the battalion helped to popularize the valley and surrounding area. The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began shortly after January 24, 1848 (when gold was discovered at Sutters Mill in Coloma). ...
The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ...
Jim Savage was born in the Midwest between 1815 and 1820. ...
Chief Tenaya (?-1853) was a Native American chief in the Yosemite Valley people in California. ...
Lafayette Houghton Bunnell (1824-1903), a noted explorer of Yosemite Valley, was born in Homer, Minnesota. ...
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Tenaya and the rest of the Ahwahneechee were eventually captured and their village burned; they were removed to a reservation near Fresno, California. Some were later allowed to return to the valley, but got in trouble after attacking a group of eight gold miners in the spring of 1852.[23] The band fled and took refuge with the nearby Mono tribe; but after stealing some horses from their hosts, the Ahwahneechees were tracked down and killed by the Monos. A reconstructed "Indian Village of Ahwahnee" is now located behind the Yosemite Museum, which is next to the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. This article is about Native Americans. ...
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The Mono are a Native American people who traditionally lived in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains (generally south of Bridgeport, California) and adjacent areas of the Great Basin. ...
Early tourists Entrepreneur James Mason Hutchings, artist Thomas Ayres and two others ventured into the area in 1855, becoming the valley's first tourists.[21] Hutchings wrote articles and books about this and later excursions in the area, and Ayres' sketches became the first accurate drawings of many prominent features. Photographer Charles Leander Weed took the first photographs of the Valley's features in 1859.[21] Later photographers included Ansel Adams. James M. Hutchings James Mason Hutchings was born in England on February 10, 1820. ...
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Wawona was an Indian encampment in what is now the southwestern part of the park. Settler Galen Clark discovered the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia in Wawona in 1857. Simple lodgings were built, as were roads to the area. In 1879, the Wawona Hotel was built to serve tourists visiting the Grove. As tourism increased, so did the number of trails and hotels. United States National Park Service photo of the Wawona Hotel, Wawona, California Source URL: http://www. ...
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Galen Clark (March 28, 1814 – March 24, 1910) is known for his discovery of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia trees and for his role as Guardian of Yosemite National Park for 21 years. ...
Giant Sequoia in the Mariposa Grove, Yosemite Mariposa Grove is a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park, at 37°31′ N 119°36′ W. It is the largest grove of Giant Sequoias in the park, with several hundred mature examples of the...
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Yosemite Grant Concerned by the effects of commercial interests, prominent citizens including Galen Clark and Senator John Conness advocated for protection of the area. A park bill passed both houses of the U.S. Congress, and was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on June 30, 1864, creating the Yosemite Grant.[24] This is the first instance of park land being set aside specifically for preservation and public use by action of the U.S. federal government, and set a precedent for the 1872 creation of Yellowstone as the first national park.[4] Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove were ceded to California as a state park, and a board of commissioners was proclaimed two years later. Download high resolution version (400x608, 88 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
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Galen Clark (March 28, 1814 – March 24, 1910) is known for his discovery of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia trees and for his role as Guardian of Yosemite National Park for 21 years. ...
Galen Clark (March 28, 1814 – March 24, 1910) is known for his discovery of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia trees and for his role as Guardian of Yosemite National Park for 21 years. ...
John Conness (September 22, 1821 – January 10, 1909) was a first-generation Irish-American businessman who served as a U.S. Senator from California. ...
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Galen Clark was appointed by the commission as the Grant's first guardian, but neither Clark nor the commissioners had the authority to evict homesteaders (which included Hutchings).[24] The issue was not settled until 1875 when the homesteader land holdings were invalidated. Clark and the reigning commissioners were ousted in 1880, and Hutchings became the new park guardian.[25] The Homestead Act was a United States Federal law that gave freehold title to 160 acres (one quarter section or about 65 hectares) of undeveloped land in the American West. ...
Access to the park by tourists improved in the early years of the park, and conditions in the Valley were made more hospitable. Tourism significantly increased after the First Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869, but the long horseback ride to reach the area was a deterrent.[24] Three stagecoach roads were built in the mid-1870s to provide better access for the growing number of visitors to the Valley. This article refers to a railroad built in the United States between Omaha and Sacramento completed in 1869. ...
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Scottish-born naturalist John Muir wrote articles popularizing the area and increasing scientific interest in it. Muir was one of the first to theorize that the major landforms in Yosemite were created by large alpine glaciers, bucking established scientists such as Josiah Whitney, who regarded Muir as an amateur.[25] Muir wrote scientific papers on the area's biology. This article is about the country. ...
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Portrait of Josiah Whitney by Silas Selleck, 1863 Josiah Dwight Whitney (November 23, 1819-August 15, 1896) was a professor of geology at Harvard University (from 1865), and was chief of the California Geological Survey (1860-1874). ...
Increased protection efforts Overgrazing of meadows (especially by sheep), logging of Giant Sequoia, and other damage caused Muir to become an advocate for further protection. Muir convinced prominent guests of the importance of putting the area under federal protection; one such guest was Robert Underwood Johnson, editor of Century Magazine. Muir and Johnson lobbied Congress for the Act that created Yosemite National Park on October 1, 1890.[26] The State of California, however, retained control of the Valley and Grove. Muir also helped persuade local officials to virtually eliminate grazing from the Yosemite High Country. For other persons named Theodore Roosevelt, see Theodore Roosevelt (disambiguation). ...
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Robert Underwood Johnson (January 12, 1853 – October 14, 1937) was a U.S. writer and diplomat. ...
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 Fallen Monarch and F Troop of U.S. Cavalry The newly created national park came under the jurisdiction of the United States Army's Fourth Cavalry Regiment on May 19, 1891, which set up camp in Wawona.[26] By the late 1890s, sheep grazing was no longer a problem, and the Army made many other improvements. The Cavalry could not intervene to help the worsening condition of the Valley or Grove. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...
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Muir and his Sierra Club continued to lobby the government and influential people for the creation of a unified Yosemite National Park. In May 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt camped with Muir near Glacier Point for three days. On that trip, Muir convinced Roosevelt to take control of the Valley and the Grove away from California and return it to the federal government. In 1906, Roosevelt signed a bill that did precisely that. The Sierra Club is an American environmental organization founded on May 28, 1892 in San Francisco, California by the well-known preservationist John Muir, who became its first president. ...
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Glacier Point, as seen from Yosemite Valley. ...
National Park Service
 An American Black Bear with a conspicuous ear tag browsing on its natural foods in Yosemite Valley The National Park Service was formed in 1916, and Yosemite was transferred to that agency's jurisdiction. Tuolumne Meadows Lodge, Tioga Pass Road, and campgrounds at Tenaya and Merced lakes were completed in 1916.[27] Automobiles started to enter the park in ever-increasing numbers following the construction of all-weather highways to the park. The Yosemite Museum was founded in 1926 through the efforts of Ansel Franklin Hall.[28] Black bear at Yosemite with ear tag Taken by Elf | Talk November 2004, Yosemite Valley. ...
Black bear at Yosemite with ear tag Taken by Elf | Talk November 2004, Yosemite Valley. ...
Binomial name Pallas, 1780 Synonyms Euarctos americanus The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) is the most common bear species native to North America. ...
The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ...
California State Route 120, in northern California, is the end of the freeways heading east from the San Francisco Bay Area. ...
Ansel F. Hall Ansel F. Hall (May 6, 1894, Oakland, California – March 28, 1962) was an American naturalist. ...
In 1903, a dam in the northern portion of the park was proposed. Located in the Hetch Hetchy Valley, its purpose was to provide water and hydroelectric power to San Francisco. Preservationists like Muir and his Sierra Club opposed the project, while conservationists like Gifford Pinchot supported it. In 1913, the U.S. Congress authorized the O'Shaughnessy Dam through passage of the Raker Act.[29] Hetch Hetchy Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in California. ...
Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ...
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The Sierra Club is an American environmental organization founded on May 28, 1892 in San Francisco, California by the well-known preservationist John Muir, who became its first president. ...
The conservation ethic is an ethic of resource use, allocation, exploitation, and protection. ...
Gifford Pinchot (August 11, 1865 – October 4, 1946) was the first Chief of the United States Forest Service (1905–1910) and the Republican Governor of Pennsylvania (1923–1927, 1931–1935). ...
OShaughnessy Dam in Hetch Hetchy The OShaughnessy Dam is a dam on the Tuolumne River in the Hetch Hetchy Valley of Californias Sierra Nevada mountains. ...
The Raker Act was an act of Congress that permitted building of the OShaughnessy Dam and flooding of Hetch Hetchy valley in Yosemite National Park, California. ...
More recently, preservationists persuaded Congress to designate 677,600 acres (2,742 km²), or about 89% of the park, as the Yosemite Wilderness — a highly protected wilderness area.[30] The Park Service has reduced artificial inducements to visit the park, such as the Firefall, in which red-hot embers were pushed off a cliff near Glacier Point at night. Traffic congestion in Yosemite Valley during the summer months has become a concern. Plans to exclude all automobiles in the summer that are not registered at a hotel or campground within the valley have been investigated; this would put summer day-use visitors in the valley on a free shuttle bus system, on bicycles, or on foot. Broadly, a wilderness area is a region where the land is left in a state where human modifications are minimal; that is, as a wilderness. ...
The Yosemite Firefall was an 88 year old tradition in Yosemite National Park until it was discontinued in 1968 as part of de-emphasizing artificial attractions at the park. ...
Glacier Point, as seen from Yosemite Valley. ...
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Hotels and concessioners - See also: Collins v. Yosemite Park & Curry Co.
In the early years of the park, different companies ran multiple hotels and resorts. These resorts included the Wawona Hotel, the Yosemite Park Lodge, and Camp Curry, a tent cabin site in Yosemite Valley. The Yosemite Park & Curry Company was formed in 1925 to consolidate those often-competing concessions. The Park Service granted the newly formed company exclusive right to operate hotels, restaurants and most stores in Yosemite. Two years later, the new company was headquartered on the mezzanine level of its new hotel, The Ahwahnee. The Yosemite Park and Curry Company ran the concessions in the park for over 50 years until the company was sold in the late 1970s to United States Natural Resources (USNR) and a couple of years later to MCA which operated Universal Studios. During those ownership changes, the Curry Company name continued. In 1993, MCA was acquired by Matsushita. Then Secretary of the Interior Manuel Lujan objected to a Japanese firm operating concessions in a U.S. national park, so to avoid delay of federal approval of the acquisition, Matsushita arranged for the sale of the concessions company, ownership of its concession properties was transferred to the federal government, and the Yosemite Park and Curry Co. name was retired. The park concession contract is now operated by Delaware North Companies "Parks and Resorts" (the official concessionaire name in DNC Parks and Resorts at Yosemite, Inc.). In the case of Collins v. ...
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Curry Village, also known as Camp Curry, is located in the Yosemite Valley of Yosemite National Park. ...
Ahwahnee Hotel The Ahwahnee is an enormous luxury hotel located in Yosemite National Park in a meadow on the floor of Yosemite Valley. ...
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Geology -
The exposed geology of the Yosemite area includes primarily granitic rocks with some older metamorphic rock. ...
Tectonic and volcanic activity The area of the park was astride a passive continental margin during the Precambrian and early Paleozoic.[31] Sediment was derived from continental sources and was deposited in shallow water. These rocks have since been metamorphosed. Sediment Rock Mantle The continental margin is the zone of the ocean floor that separates the thin oceanic crust from thick continental crust. ...
The Precambrian (Pre-Cambrian) is an informal name for the supereon comprising the eons of the geologic timescale that came before the current Phanerozoic eon. ...
The Paleozoic Era (from the Greek palaio, old and zoion, animals, meaning ancient life) is the earliest of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic eon. ...
Quartzite, a form of metamorphic rock, from the Museum of Geology at University of Tartu collection. ...
 Generalized geologic map of the Yosemite area (USGS image) Heat generated from the Farallon Plate subducting below the North American Plate led to the creation of an island arc of volcanoes on the west coast of proto-North America between the late Devonian and Permian periods.[31] Later volcanism in the Jurassic intruded and covered these rocks in what may have been magmatic activity associated with the early stages of the creation of the Sierra Nevada Batholith. 95% of these rocks were eventually removed by uplifted-accelerated erosion. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (734x666, 724 KB)PD USGS image from http://geology. ...
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The Farallon Plate is an ancient tectonic plate which began subducting as Pangaea broke apart during the Jurassic period. ...
Geometry of a subduction zone - insets to show accretionary prism and partial melting of hydrated asthenosphere. ...
The North American plate, shown in brown The North American Plate is a tectonic plate covering most of North America, extending eastward to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and westward to the Cherskiy Range in East Siberia. ...
An island arc is a type of archipelago formed by plate tectonics as one oceanic tectonic plate subducts under another and produces magma. ...
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The Permian is a geologic period that extends from about 299. ...
The Jurassic Period is a major unit of the geologic timescale that extends from about 199. ...
Glacier-sliced Half Dome, Yosemite, a classic granite dome of the Sierra Nevada Batholith The Sierra Nevada Batholith is a large batholith in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, USA, and is a continuous granitic formation that forms much of the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. ...
The first phase of regional plutonism started 210 million years ago in the late Triassic and continued throughout the Jurassic to about 150 million years before present (BP).[6] Around the same time, the Nevadan orogeny built the Nevadan mountain range (also called the Ancestral Sierra Nevada) to a height of 15,000 feet (4500 m). This was directly part of the creation of the Sierra Nevada Batholith, and the resulting rocks were mostly granitic in composition and emplaced about 6 miles (10 km) below the surface.[32] The second major pluton emplacement phase lasted from about 120 million to 80 million years ago during the Cretaceous.[6] This was part of the Sevier orogeny. Pluton redirects here. ...
Before Present (BP) years are the units of time (counted backwards to the past) used to report raw radiocarbon ages and dates referenced to the BP scale origin in the year AD 1950 (identical to 1950 CE). ...
The Nevadan Orogeny was a major mountain building event that took place along the western edge of ancient North America between the Mid to Late Jurassic(between about 180 and 146 million years ago). ...
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// The Cretaceous Period (pronounced ) is one of the major divisions of the geologic timescale, reaching from the end of the Jurassic Period (i. ...
The Sevier orogeny was a mountain-building event that affected western North America between aproximately 140 million years ago (Ma), and 50 Ma. ...
Starting 20 million years ago (in the Cenozoic) and lasting until 5 million years ago, a now-extinct extension of Cascade Range volcanoes erupted, bringing large amounts of igneous material in the area. These igneous deposits blanketed the region north of the Yosemite region. Volcanic activity persisted past 5 million years BP east of the current park borders in the Mono Lake and Long Valley areas. Mammals are the dominant creatures of Cenozoic. ...
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Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska photographed from the International Space Station For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ...
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Mono Lake is an alkaline and hypersaline lake in California, United States that is a critical nesting habitat for several bird species and is one of the most productive ecosystems in North America[citation needed]. // Satellite photo of Mono Lake Mono Craters to the right of the image are rhyolitic...
Long Valley Caldera is a depression in eastern California that is adjacent to Mammoth Mountain. ...
Uplift and erosion
 View over Yosemite Valley Starting 10 million years ago, vertical movement along the Sierra fault started to uplift the Sierra Nevada. Subsequent tilting of the Sierra block and the resulting accelerated uplift of the Sierra Nevada increased the gradient of western-flowing streams.[33] The streams consequently ran faster and thus cut their valleys more quickly. Additional uplift occurred when major faults developed to the east, especially the creation of Owens Valley from Basin and Range-associated extensional forces. Uplift of the Sierra accelerated again about two million years ago during the Pleistocene. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 479 pixelsFull resolution (2549 × 1527 pixels, file size: 2. ...
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Owens Valley is the arid ranching valley of the Owens River in southeastern California in the United States. ...
Basin and Range index map - USGS The Basin and Range Province is a particular type of topography that covers much of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico that is typified by elongate north-south trending arid valleys bounded by mountain ranges which also bound adjacent valleys. ...
The Pleistocene epoch (IPA: ) on the geologic timescale is the period from 1,808,000 to 11,550 years BP. The Pleistocene epoch had been intended to cover the worlds recent period of repeated glaciations. ...
The uplifting and increased erosion exposed granitic rocks in the area to surface pressures, resulting in exfoliation (responsible for the rounded shape of the many domes in the park) and mass wasting following the numerous fracture joint planes (cracks; especially vertical ones) in the now solidified plutons.[11] Pleistocene glaciers further accelerated this process and the larger ones transported the resulting talus and till from valley floors. Geological exfoliation of granite at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Texas, USA Exfoliation in geology is a weathering process, mainly caused by freeze-thaw cycles. ...
Scree or detritic cone is a term given to broken rock that appears at the bottom of crags, mountain cliffs or valley shoulders. ...
Glacial till with tufts of grass Till is an unsorted glacial sediment. ...
Numerous vertical joint planes controlled where and how fast erosion took place. Most of these long, linear and very deep cracks trend northeast or northwest and form parallel, often regularly spaced sets. They were created by uplift-associated pressure release and by the unloading of overlying rock via erosion.
Sculpting by glaciers A series of glaciations further modified the region starting about 2 to 3 million years ago and ending sometime around 10,000 BP. At least four major glaciations have occurred in the Sierra Nevada, locally called the Sherwin (also called the pre-Tahoe), Tahoe, Tenaya, and Tioga.[33] The Sherwin glaciers were the largest, filling Yosemite and other valleys, while later stages produced much smaller glaciers. A Sherwin-age glacier was almost surely responsible for the major excavation and shaping of Yosemite Valley and other canyons in the area. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 290 pixelsFull resolution (9797 × 3550 pixels, file size: 7. ...
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A glaciation (a created composite term meaning Glacial Period, referring to the Period or Era of, as well as the process of High Glacial Activity), often called an ice age, is a geological phenomenon in which massive ice sheets form in the Arctic and Antarctic and advance toward the equator. ...
Before Present (BP) years are the units of time (counted backwards to the past) used to report raw radiocarbon ages and dates referenced to the BP scale origin in the year AD 1950 (identical to 1950 CE). ...
Glacial systems reached depths of up to 4000 feet (1200 m) and left their marks in the Yosemite area. The longest glacier in the Yosemite area ran down the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River for 60 miles (95 km), passing well beyond Hetch Hetchy Valley. Merced Glacier flowed out of Yosemite Valley and into the Merced River Gorge. Lee Vining Glacier carved Lee Vining Canyon and emptied into Lake Russel (the much-enlarged ice age version of Mono Lake). Only the highest peaks, such as Mount Dana and Mount Conness, were not covered by glaciers. Retreating glaciers often left recessional moraines that impounded lakes such as the 5.5 mile (8.9 km) long Lake Yosemite (a shallow lake that periodically covered much of the floor of Yosemite Valley).[34] The Tuolumne River is one of the major rivers draining the western slope Sierra Nevada mountains of California. ...
Hetch Hetchy Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in California. ...
Mono Lake is an alkaline and hypersaline lake in California, United States that is a critical nesting habitat for several bird species and is one of the most productive ecosystems in North America[citation needed]. // Satellite photo of Mono Lake Mono Craters to the right of the image are rhyolitic...
Mount Dana is a mountain on the eastern edge of Yosemite National Park and is the second highest peak within the park after Mount Lyell. ...
Mount Conness is a mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, to the west of the Hall Natural Area. ...
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Biology - Further information: Ecology of the Sierra Nevada
Biotic zones in Yosemite The Ecology of the Sierra Nevada is diverse and complex: the plants and animals are a significant part of the scenic beauty of the mountain range. ...
Habitats With habitats ranging from thick foothill chaparral to expanses of alpine rock, Yosemite National Park supports over 250 species of vertebrates, which include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. This high diversity of species is also the result of habitats in Yosemite that are largely intact, compared to areas outside the park where various human activities have resulted in habitat degradation or destruction.[35] Binomial name (Rafinesque, 1817) The mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is a deer whose habitat is in the western half of North America. ...
Chaparral is a shrubland plant community found primarily in California, USA, that is shaped by a Mediterranean climate (mild, wet winters and hot dry summers) and wildfire. ...
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For other uses, see Amphibian (disambiguation). ...
Reptilia redirects here. ...
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Subclasses & Infraclasses Subclass †Allotheria* Subclass Prototheria Subclass Theria Infraclass †Trituberculata Infraclass Metatheria Infraclass Eutheria For the folk-rock band see The Mammals. ...
Habitat (which is Latin for it inhabits) is the place where a particular species live and grow. ...
Along much of Yosemite's western boundary, habitats are dominated by mixed coniferous forests of Ponderosa Pine, Sugar Pine, Incense-cedar, White Fir, and Douglas Fir, and a few stands of Giant Sequoia, interspersed by areas of Black Oak and Canyon Live Oak. A relatively high diversity of wildlife species are supported by these habitats, due to relatively mild, lower-elevation climate and the mixture of habitat types and plant species. Wildlife species typically found in these habitats include American Black Bear, Bobcat, Gray Fox, Mule deer, Mountain Kingsnake, Gilbert's Skink, White-headed Woodpecker, Brown Creeper, Spotted Owl, and a wide variety of bat species. In the case of bats, large snags are important as roost sites.[35] Temperate coniferous forests are a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest. ...
Binomial name Pinus ponderosa Douglas ex C. Lawson Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) is a widespread and very variable pine native to western North America. ...
Binomial name Pinus lambertiana Douglas The Sugar Pine (Pinus lambertiana; family Pinaceae) is a species of pine that occurs in the mountains of Oregon and California in the western United States, and Baja California in northwestern Mexico; specifically the Sierra Nevada, the Cascade Range, the Coast Ranges, and the Sierra...
Species Calocedrus decurrens Conservation status: Secure Calocedrus formosana Conservation status: Vulnerable Calocedrus macrolepis Conservation status: Vulnerable The Incense-cedars, Calocedrus, are a genus of two to three species of coniferous trees in the cypress family Cupressaceae. ...
Binomial name Abies concolor (Gordon) Lindley ex Hildebrand White Fir (Abies concolor) is a fir native to the mountains of western North America, occurring at altitudes of 900-3,400 m. ...
Species See text Douglas-fir is the common name applied to coniferous trees of the genus Pseudotsuga in the family Pinaceae. ...
Binomial name Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl. ...
Binomial name Quercus velutina Lamb. ...
Southern live oaks on Skidaway Island, near Savannah, Georgia Live oak is a general term for a number of unrelated oaks in several different sections of the genus Quercus that happen to share the character of evergreen foliage. ...
Binomial name Pallas, 1780 Synonyms Euarctos americanus The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) is the most common bear species native to North America. ...
For other uses, see Bobcat (disambiguation). ...
For other uses, see Gray Fox (disambiguation). ...
Binomial name (Rafinesque, 1817) The mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is a deer whose habitat is in the western half of North America. ...
Binomial name Eumeces gilberti Van Denburgh, 1896 Gilberts Skink (Eumeces gilberti) is a heavy-bodied medium-sized lizard of the family of skinks living in the south-western United States. ...
Binomial name Picoides albolarvatus Cassin, 1850 The White-headed Woodpecker (Picoides albolarvatus) is a non-migratory woodpecker that resides in pine forests of the mountains of western North America. ...
Binomial name Certhia americana Bonaparte, 1838 The Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) is a small songbird, the only North American member of the treecreeper family Certhidae. ...
Binomial name Xantus de Vesey, 1860 The Spotted Owl, Strix occidentalis, is a species of owl. ...
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Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel on top of Lembert Dome Going higher in elevation, the coniferous forests become purer stands of Red Fir, Western White Pine, Jeffrey Pine, Lodgepole Pine, and the occasional Foxtail pine. Fewer wildlife species tend to be found in these habitats, due to their higher elevation and lower complexity. Species likely to be found include Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel, Chickaree, Fisher, Steller's Jay, Hermit Thrush, and Northern Goshawk. Reptiles are not common, but include Rubber Boa, western fence lizard, and Northern Alligator Lizard.[35] Image taken in June 2003 by Daniel Mayer. ...
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Binomial name Spermophilus lateralis (Say, 1823) The Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) lives in all types of forests across North America. ...
FIR may stand for: finite impulse response (a property of some digital filters) far infrared, i. ...
Binomial name Pinus monticola Douglas ex D. Don Western White Pine (Pinus monticola; family Pinaceae) is a species of pine that occurs in the mountains of the western United States and Canada, specifically the Sierra Nevada, the Cascade Range, the Coast Range, and the northern Rocky Mountains. ...
Binomial name Pinus jeffreyi Balf. ...
Binomial name Pinus contorta Douglas Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) is a common tree in western North America. ...
Binomial name Pinus balfouriana Balf. ...
Binomial name Spermophilus lateralis (Say, 1823) The Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) lives in all types of forests across North America. ...
Binomial name Tamiasciurus douglasii (Bachman, 1839) The Douglas Squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasii, is a pine squirrel found in the Pacific coastal states and provinces of North America. ...
Binomial name (Erxleben, 1777) The fisher is a North American marten, a medium sized mustelid. ...
Binomial name (Gmelin, 1788) Stellers Jay range The Stellers Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) is a jay native to western North America, closely related to the Blue Jay found in the rest of the continent, but with a black head and upper body. ...
Binomial name Catharus guttatus (Pallas, 1811) The Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus, is a medium-sized thrush. ...
Binomial name Accipiter gentilis (Linnaeus, 1758) The Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis; from OE. góshafuc goose-hawk) is a medium large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as eagles, buzzards and harriers. ...
Binomial name Charina bottae tHIS PAGE IS DEDICATED TO TULLYS COFFEE AND ONLY TULLYS COFFEE!!!!!!! pEACE OUT:) The Southern Rubber Boa (Charina umbratica) is a closely related species found only in Southern California. ...
Binomial name Sceloporus occidentalis Baird and Girard, 1852 The Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) is the common lizard of much of California. ...
Binomial name Elgaria coerulea (Wiegmann, 1828) The Northern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea) is a medium-sized lizard that occurs on the North American west coast. ...
As the landscape rises, trees become smaller and more sparse, with stands broken by areas of exposed granite. These include Lodgepole Pine, Whitebark Pine, and Mountain Hemlock that, at highest elevations, give way to vast expanses of granite as treeline is reached. The climate in these habitats is harsh and the growing season is short, but species such as Pika, Yellow-bellied Marmot, White-tailed Jackrabbit, Clark's Nutcracker, and Rosy Finch are adapted to these conditions. Also, the treeless alpine habitats are the areas favored by Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep. This species, however, is now found in the Yosemite area only around Tioga Pass, where a small, reintroduced population exists.[35] For other uses, see granite (disambiguation). ...
Binomial name Pinus albicaulis Engelm. ...
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Type Species Ochotona minor Link, 1795 (= Lepus dauuricus Pallas, 1776) Species See text The name pika (archaically spelled pica) is used for any member of the Ochotonidae, a family within the order of lagomorphs, which also includes the Leporidae (rabbits and hares). ...
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Binomial name Lepus townsendii Bachman, 1839 The White-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii), also known as the Prairie Hare and the White Jack, is a hare found in western North America. ...
Binomial name Nucifraga columbiana (Wilson, 1811) The Clarks Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana), is a large passerine bird, in the family Corvidae. ...
Trinomial name Ovis canadensis sierrae (Grinnell, 1912) Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis sierrae) is a subspecies of Bighorn Sheep. ...
At a variety of elevations, meadows provide important, productive habitat for wildlife. Animals come to feed on the green grasses and use the flowing and standing water found in many meadows. Predators, in turn, are attracted to these areas. The interface between meadow and forest is also favored by many animal species because of the proximity of open areas for foraging and cover for protection. Species that are highly dependent upon meadow habitat include Great Grey Owl, Willow Flycatcher, Yosemite Toad, and Mountain Beaver.[35] Subfamilies There are 7 subfamilies: Subfamily Arundinoideae Subfamily Bambusoideae Subfamily Centothecoideae Subfamily Chloridoideae Subfamily Panicoideae Subfamily Pooideae Subfamily Stipoideae The true grasses are monocotyledonous plants (Class Liliopsida) in the Family Poaceae, also known as Gramineae. ...
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A meadow is a habitat of rolling or flat terrain where grasses predominate. ...
Binomial name Strix nebulosa Forster, 1772 The Great Grey Owl or Lapland Owl (Strix nebulosa) is a very large owl. ...
Binomial name Empidonax traillii (Audubon, 1828) The Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) is a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. ...
Binomial name Camp, 1916 The Yosemite Toad (Bufo canorus) is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. ...
Binomial name (Rafinesque, 1817) The Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa) is a primitive rodent unrelated to beavers and not usually found in mountainous areas. ...
Management issues Despite the richness of high-quality habitats in Yosemite, three species have become extinct in the park within historical time, and another 37 species currently have special status under either California or federal endangered species legislation. The most serious current threats to Yosemite's wildlife and the ecosystems they occupy include loss of a natural fire regime, exotic species, air pollution, habitat fragmentation, and climate change. On a more local basis, factors such as road kills and the availability of human food have affected some wildlife species. In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of species. ...
The Siberian Tiger is a subspecies of tiger that are critically endangered. ...
Sweet clover (Melilotus sp. ...
Air pollution is the modification of the natural characteristics of the atmosphere by a chemical, particulate matter, or biological agent. ...
Habitat fragmentation is a process of environmental change important in evolution and conservation biology. ...
Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 450,000 years For current global climate change, see Global warming. ...
Road Kill is a pair of live albums released by Seven Nations in 1998. ...
The black bears of Yosemite were once famous for breaking into parked cars to steal food. They were also an encouraged tourist sight for many years at the park's garbage dumps, where bears congregated to eat park visitors' garbage and tourists gathered to photograph the bears. Increasing encounters between bears and humans and increasing damage to property led to an aggressive campaign to discourage bears from relying on human food or interacting with people and their property. The open-air dumps were closed; all trash receptacles were replaced with bear-proof receptacles; all campgrounds were equipped with bear-proof food lockers so that people would not leave food in their vehicles, which were easy targets for the powerful and resourceful bears. Because bears who show aggression towards people usually are eventually destroyed, park personnel have continued to come up with innovative ways to have bears associate humans and their property with unpleasant experiences, such as being hit with rubber bullets. Today, about 30 bears a year are captured and ear-tagged and their DNA is sampled so that, when bear damage occurs, rangers can ascertain which bear is causing the problem.[36] PD NPS image from http://www. ...
Binomial name Pallas, 1780 Synonyms Euarctos americanus The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) is the most common bear species native to North America. ...
Landfill can also refer to Land reclamation. ...
A captive bear tests a canister Bear-resistant food storage containers, commonly called bear canisters or simply bear cans, are usually hard-sided containers used by backpackers to protect their food from theft by bears. ...
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Ear tags - also known as sheep tags or cattle tags - were first developed in the early 1913 as a means to identify livestock, specifically cattle, when testing for tuberculosis. ...
The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a nucleic acid molecule that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. ...
Increasing ozone pollution is causing tissue damage to the massive Giant Sequoia trees in the park. This makes them more vulnerable to insect infestation and disease. Since the cones of these trees require fire-touched soil to germinate, historic fire suppression has reduced these trees' ability to reproduce. The current policy of setting prescribed fires will hopefully help the germination issue. For other uses, see Ozone (disambiguation). ...
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Orders Subclass Apterygota Archaeognatha (bristletails) Thysanura (silverfish) Subclass Pterygota Infraclass Paleoptera (Probably paraphyletic) Ephemeroptera (mayflies) Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) Infraclass Neoptera Superorder Exopterygota Grylloblattodea (ice-crawlers) Mantophasmatodea (gladiators) Plecoptera (stoneflies) Embioptera (webspinners) Zoraptera (angel insects) Dermaptera (earwigs) Orthoptera (grasshoppers, etc) Phasmatodea (stick insects) Blattodea (cockroaches) Isoptera (termites) Mantodea (mantids) Psocoptera...
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Mature female European Black Pine cone Male cones of a pine A cone (in formal botanical usage: strobilus, plural strobili) is an organ on plants in the division Pinophyta (conifers) that contains the reproductive structures. ...
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Yosemite National Park has documented more than 130 non-native plant species within park boundaries. These non-native plants were introduced into Yosemite following the migration of early Euro-American settlers in the late 1850s. Natural and human-caused disturbances, such as wildland fires and construction activities, have contributed to a rapid increase in the spread of non-native plants. A number of these species aggressively invade and displace the native plant communities, resulting in impacts on the park's resources. Non-native plants can bring about significant changes in park ecosystems by altering the native plant communities and the processes that support them. Some non-native species may cause an increase in the fire frequency of an area or increase the available nitrogen in the soil that may allow more non-native plants to become established. Many non-native species, such as Yellow Star Thistle (Centaurea solstitialis), are able to produce a long tap root that allows them to out-compete the native plants for available water.[37] Download high resolution version (640x975, 162 KB)Yellow star thistle from http://www. ...
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General Name, symbol, number nitrogen, N, 7 Chemical series nonmetals Group, period, block 15, 2, p Appearance colorless gas Standard atomic weight 14. ...
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Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare), Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus), and Klamath Weed (Hypericum perforatum) have been identified as noxious pests in Yosemite since the 1940s. Additional species that have been recognized more recently as aggressive and requiring control are Yellow Star Thistle, Sweet Clovers (Melilotus spp.), Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus discolor), Cut-leaved Blackberry (Rubus laciniatus) and Periwinkle (Vinca major).[37] Binomial name Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. ...
Binomial name Verbascum thapsus L. The Common Mullein or Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus L.) is a dicotyledonous biennial native to Europe and Asia. ...
Carpet beetle larvae damaging a specimen of Sceliphron destillatorius in an entomological collection A pest is an organism which has characteristics that are regarded as injurious or unwanted. ...
Melilot, also known as Sweet Clover, Melilotus officinalis of the family Papilionaceae is a common grassland plant and as a weed of cultivated ground. ...
Himalayian Blackberry or Armenian Blackberry, Rubus armeniacus (syn. ...
Himalayian Blackberry or Armenian Blackberry, Rubus armeniacus (syn. ...
Periwinkle is a common name of plants in two related genera in the family Apocynaceae: and is largely asociated with the cure for child leukemia Category: ...
Activities
 The Yosemite Hybrid Shuttle, Yosemite's free shuttle bus system Yosemite Valley is open year-round, but much of the remaining park is closed due to snow in late fall (autumn) and re-opens in mid to late spring. Open-air tours around Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias are available. Many people enjoy short walks and longer hikes to waterfalls in Yosemite Valley, or walks amongst Giant Sequoias in the Mariposa, Tuolumne, or Merced Groves. Others like to drive or take a tour bus to Glacier Point (summer-fall) to see a spectacular view of Yosemite Valley and the high country, or drive along the scenic Tioga Road to Tuolumne Meadows (summer-fall) and go for a walk or hike. Image File history File linksMetadata Yosemite_shuttlebus. ...
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Yosemite park tram in Yosemite National Park photographed by user:Karen Johnson. ...
Yosemite park tram in Yosemite National Park photographed by user:Karen Johnson. ...
Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. ...
Giant Sequoia in the Mariposa Grove, Yosemite Mariposa Grove is a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park, at 37°31′ N 119°36′ W. It is the largest grove of Giant Sequoias in the park, with several hundred mature examples of the...
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Glacier Point, as seen from Yosemite Valley. ...
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Tuolumne Meadows, as viewed from Lembert Dome Tuolumne Meadows is a gentle, dome-studded meadowy section of the Tuolumne River, in the eastern section of Yosemite National Park. ...
Most park visitors stay just for the day, and only visit locations within Yosemite Valley that are easily accessible by automobile. There is a US$20 per automobile user fee to enter the park[38]. Traffic congestion in the valley is a serious problem during peak season, in summer. A free shuttle bus system operates year-round in the valley, and park rangers encourage people to use this system since parking within the valley during the summer is often nearly impossible to find.[39] USD redirects here. ...
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NPS director Mary Bomar in her park ranger uniform A park ranger is a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands, forests (then called a forest ranger), wilderness areas, as well as other natural resources and protected cultural resources. ...
In addition to exploring the natural features of the park, visitors can also learn about the natural and cultural history of Yosemite at a number of facilities in the valley: the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center, the adjoining Yosemite Museum, and the Nature Center at Happy Isles. There are also two National Historic Landmarks: the LeConte Memorial Lodge (Yosemite's first public visitor center), and the world-famous Ahwahnee Hotel. Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now often viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines of integrative organismal biology. ...
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The Ahwahnee Hotel is an impressive 80-year-old stone, wood and glass destination hotel in Yosemite National Park California on the floor of Yosemite Valley. ...
Hiking Over 800 miles (1300 km) of trails are available to hikers[2]—anything from the easy stroll, to the grueling hikes up several park mountains, to multiple-day backpack trips. This article is about backpacking in the wilderness. ...
The park can be divided into 5 sections for the day-user—Yosemite Valley, Wawona/Mariposa Grove/ Glacier Point, Tuolumne Meadows, Hetch Hetchy, and Crane Flat/White Wolf. Numerous books describe park trails, and free information is available from the Park Service in Yosemite. Most park workers strongly encourage guests to experience portions of the park other than Yosemite Valley. An example campsite at the Crane Flat campground. ...
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Between late spring and early fall, much of the park is open to multiple-day backpack trips. All overnight trips into the back country require a wilderness permit[40] and most require approved bear-resistant food storage.[41] A captive bear tests a canister Bear-resistant food storage containers, commonly called bear canisters or simply bear cans, are usually hard-sided containers used by backpackers to protect their food from theft by bears. ...
Biking Bicycle rentals are available in Yosemite Valley spring through fall. Over 12 miles of paved bike paths are available in Yosemite Valley. In addition, bicyclists can ride on regular roads. Helmets are required by law for children under 18 years of age. Off-trail riding and mountain biking are not permitted in Yosemite National Park.[42] Bicycle helmet A bicycle helmet is a helmet intended to be worn while riding a bicycle. ...
Mountain biker riding in the Arizona desert. ...
Driving destinations - Further information: List of Yosemite destinations
While some locations in Yosemite require hiking, other locations can be observed via automobile transportation. Driving locations also allow guests to observe the night sky in locations other than their campsite or lodge. All of the roads in Yosemite are scenic, but the most famous is the Tioga Road, typically open from late May or early June through November.[43] A list of Yosemite destinations includes hiking trails and things to see: Further information: Yosemite National Park // Popular hiking trails include:[1] Yosemite Falls Bridalveil Falls Mirror Lake Mist Trail Half Dome Panorama Trail from Glacier Point McGurk Meadow Ostrander Lake Mono Meadow Taft Point Sentinel Dome Chilnualna Fall Alder...
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As an alternative to driving, bicycles are allowed on the roads. However, bicycles are only allowed off-road on 12 miles of paved trails in Yosemite Valley itself; mountain biking is not allowed.[44]
Climbing Rock climbing is an important part of Yosemite.[45] Camp 4—a walk-in campground in Yosemite Valley—was instrumental in the development of rock climbing as a sport, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[46] Climbers can generally be spotted in the snow-free months on anything from ten-foot-high (3 m) boulders to the 3,300 foot (1 km) face of El Capitan. Classes are offered by numerous groups on rock climbing. Climbers on Valkyrie at the Roaches. ...
Camp 4, officially known as Sunnyside Walk-in Campground, is a campground in Yosemite National Park. ...
A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...
El Capitan is a 3,000-foot (1000m) vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. ...
Winter activities
A ranger-guided snowshoe walk in the park Many of the roads in the park close due to heavy snow in winter; however, Yosemite Valley is open all year long. Downhill skiing is available at the Badger Pass Ski Area—the oldest downhill skiing area in California, offering downhill skiing from mid-December through early April.[47] Much of the park is open to cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, with several backcountry ski huts open for use.[48][49] Wilderness permits are required for backcountry overnight ski trips.[40] United States National Park Service photo of snowshoeing in Yosemite National Park Source URL: http://photo. ...
United States National Park Service photo of snowshoeing in Yosemite National Park Source URL: http://photo. ...
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Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ...
Badger Pass Ski Area is an area designed for skiing located in Yosemite National Park. ...
Tartu Marathon 2006 cross-country ski race in Estonia. ...
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The Bracebridge dinner is an annual holiday event, held since 1927 at the Ahwahnee Hotel, inspired by Washington Irving's descriptions of Squire Bracebridge and English Christmas traditions of the 1700s in his Sketch Book. Between 1929 and 1973, the show was organized by Ansel Adams.[50] Bracebridge dinner is an annual Christmas event held at Yosemites Ahwahnee Hotel. ...
The Ahwahnee Hotel is an impressive 80-year-old stone, wood and glass destination hotel in Yosemite National Park California on the floor of Yosemite Valley. ...
Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American author of the early 19th century. ...
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Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American West. ...
Panorama from Glacier Point Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 160 pixels Full resolution (1920 × 385 pixel, file size: 218 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken from Glacier point in Yosemite National Park, California. ...
See also The exposed geology of the Yosemite area includes primarily granitic rocks with some older metamorphic rock. ...
The known history of the Yosemite area started with Ahwahnechee and Paiute peoples who inhabited the central Sierra Nevada region of California that now includes Yosemite National Park. ...
The following is a partial list of guidebooks about the Sierra Nevada of California, USA. Please see Sierra Nevada for more information. ...
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Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. ...
Notes - ^ Harris, Geology of National Parks (5th ed), p. 324.
- ^ a b c d e Nature & History. United States National Park Service: Yosemite National Park (October 13, 2006). Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Yosemite Wilderness. United States National Park Service: Yosemite National Park. Retrieved on March 15, 2008.
- ^ a b History & Culture. United States National Park Service: Yosemite National Park. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ a b Nature & Science. United States National Park Service: Yosemite National Park. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ a b c Harris, Geology of National Parks (5th ed), page 329
- ^ Geology: The Making of the Landscape. United States National Park Service: Yosemite National Park (December 22, 2004). Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Geological Survey Professional Paper 160: Geologic History of the Yosemite Valley - The Sierra Block. United States Geological Survey (November 28, 2006). Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Harris, Geology of National Parks (5th ed.), p. 331.
- ^ a b Kiver, Geology of U.S. Parklands (5th ed.), p. 220.
- ^ a b Harris, Geology of National Parks (5th ed.), p. 332.
- ^ a b Harris, Geology of National Parks (5th ed.), p. 340.
- ^ a b Kiver, Geology of U.S. Parklands (5th ed), page 227
- ^ a b Water Overview. National Park Service: Yosemite National Park (December 22, 2004). Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Hydrology and Watersheds. National Park Service: Yosemite National Park (December 22, 2004). Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Wetland Vegetation. National Park Service: Yosemite National Park (December 22, 2004). Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ a b Kiver, Geology of U.S. Parklands (5th ed.), p. 228.
- ^ Wuerthner, Yosemite: A Visitor's Companion (1st ed.), p. 8.
- ^ a b Climate. National Park Service: Yosemite National Park (December 22, 2004). Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ a b Bunnell, Lafayette H. (1892). Discovery of the Yosemite and the Indian War of 1851 Which Led to That Event. F.H. Revell. Retrieved on January 27, 2007. ISBN 0-93966-658-8.
- ^ a b c Harris, Geology of the National Parks (5th ed.), p. 326.
- ^ Anderson, Daniel E. (July 2005). Origin of the Word Yosemite. The Yosemite Web. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Schaffer, Yosemite National Park (4th ed.), p. 46.
- ^ a b c Schaffer, Yosemite National Park (4th ed.), p. 48.
- ^ a b Schaffer, Yosemite National Park (4th ed.), p. 49.
- ^ a b Schaffer, Yosemite National Park (4th ed.), p. 50.
- ^ Schaffer, Yosemite National Park (4th ed.), p. 52.
- ^ National Park Service, Yosemite: Official National Park Handbook, p. 117.
- ^ Schaffer, Yosemite National Park (4th ed.), p. 51.
- ^ 98th U.S. Congress (1994). PUBLIC LAW. 98-425. Retrieved on 2007-02-09.
- ^ a b Harris, Geology of National Parks (5th ed.), p. 328.
- ^ Harris, Geology of National Parks (5th ed.), p. 337.
- ^ a b Harris, Geology of National Parks (5th ed.), p. 339.
- ^ Harris, Geology of National Parks (5th ed.), p. 333.
- ^ a b c d e Wildlife Overview. National Park Service: Yosemite Park Service (December 22, 2004). Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ "DNA to Help Identify "Problem" Bears at Yosemite", National Geographic, April 23, 2001. Retrieved on January 4.
- ^ a b Exotic Plants. National Park Service: Yosemite National Park (December 22, 2004). Retrieved on January 4, 2007.
- ^ Fees and Reservations. National Park Service: Yosemite National Park. Retrieved on October 27, 2007.
- ^ Yosemite Valley Shuttle Bus. National Park Service: Yosemite National Park (September 21, 2006). Retrieved on January 4, 2007.
- ^ a b Roberts, Hayes (January 17, 2006). Permits. National Park Service: Yosemite National Park. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Roberts, Hayes (January 9, 2007). Food storage. National Park Service: National Park Service. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Plan Your Visit. Yosemite National Park. U.S. National Park Service.
- ^ Auto Touring. National Park Service: Yosemite National Park (December 22, 2004). Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Biking. National Park Service: Yosemite National Park (September 21, 2006). Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Roberts, Hayes (May 10, 2006). Climbing. National Park Service: Yosemite National Park. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ National Park Service: Yosemite National Park (February 27, 2003). "Camp 4 Listed With National Register of Historic Places". Press release. Retrieved on January 27.
- ^ Skiing. National Park Service: Yosemite National Park (September 21, 2006). Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Tuolumne Meadows Winter Conditions Update. National Park Service: Yosemite National Park. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ Roberts, Hayes (December 22, 2004). Winter Wilderness Travel. National Park Service: Yosemite National Park. Retrieved on January 27, 2007.
- ^ "Ansel Adams' love of Yosemite lives", The Cincinnati Enquirer, December 26, 2006. Retrieved on January 27.
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Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...
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Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...
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Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...
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Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...
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References - Harris, Ann G. Geology of National Parks: Fifth Edition. (Iowa, Kendall/Hunt Publishing; 1998) ISBN 0-7872-5353-7.
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- National Park Service: Yosemite National Park (adapted public domain text)
- Schaffer, Jeffrey P. Yosemite National Park: A Natural History Guide to Yosemite and Its Trails. (Wilderness Press, Berkeley; 1999) ISBN 0-89997-244-6.
- Wuerthner, George. Yosemite: A Visitor's Companion. (Stackpole Books; 1994) ISBN 0-8117-2598-7.
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The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...
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Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...
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Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital. ...
The culture of California is a Western culture and most clearly has its roots in the culture of the United States. ...
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| | Regions | Antelope Valley · Big Sur · Cascade Range · Central Coast · Central Valley · Channel Islands · Coachella Valley · Conejo Valley · Cucamonga Valley · Death Valley · East Bay (SF) · Eastern California · Emerald Triangle · Gold Country · Great Basin · Greater Los Angeles · Inland Empire · Lake Tahoe · Los Angeles Basin · Mojave · North Bay (SF) · North Coast · Northern California · Owens Valley · Oxnard Plain · San Francisco Peninsula · Pomona Valley · Redwood Empire · Russian River · Sacramento Valley · San Bernardino Valley · San Fernando Valley · San Francisco Bay Area · San Joaquin Valley · Santa Clara Valley · Santa Clarita Valley · Shasta Cascade · Sierra Nevada · Silicon Valley · South Bay (SF) · Southern California · Tech Coast · Tri‑Valley · Wine Country · Yosemite This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ...
A truck passes eastbound along the busy Highway 58 through the Antelope Valley. ...
For other uses, see Big Sur (disambiguation). ...
“Cascades†redirects here. ...
The Central Coast is an area of California, United States, extending from Santa Cruz in the north to Santa Barbara in the south, but centering primarily on Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties. ...
This article is about Californias Central Valley. ...
The Channel Islands of California, also called the Santa Barbara Islands, are a chain of eight islands located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California along the Santa Barbara Channel in the United States of America. ...
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The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwestern Los Angeles County in Southern California. ...
The Cucamonga Valley is a region between the Los Angeles and San Bernardino areas, in San Bernardino County and Riverside County, of California, USA. It is located east of the Pomona Valley and it is a major site of wine production. ...
For other uses, see Death Valley (disambiguation). ...
A satellite image of the East Bay The East Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States and is comprised of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. ...
Eastern California is not a well-defined term. ...
The Emerald Triangle is a collection of three counties in Northern California, consisting of Mendocino, Humboldt, and Trinity. ...
Gold Country (also Mother Lode Country) is a region of northeastern California famed for the mines and mineral deposits which so famously brought the 49ers west for the California Gold Rush. ...
Drainage map showing the Great Basin in orange Various Definitions of the Great Basin (NPS) Wheeler Peak in Great Basin National Park, Nevada. ...
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Frank Gehry, architect The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, (not to be confused with the Los Angeles Metro Area which includes only Los Angeles and Orange Counties) is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the county of Los Angeles, California, United States. ...
The Inland Empire and its regions within The Inland Empire refers to the region in Southern California located in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in the United States. ...
This article is about the lake in California/Nevada. ...
The Los Angeles Basin is the coastal sediment-filled plain located between the peninsular and transverse ranges in southern California in the United States containing the central part of the city of Los Angeles. ...
For the indigenous American tribe, see Mohave. ...
San Francisco is in the foreground in this picture looking north. ...
The North Coast of the U.S. state of California is a mostly rural coastline on the Pacific Ocean stretching from the city of San Francisco to the border of Oregon characterized by cliffs, hills, and tide pools. ...
Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. ...
Owens Valley is the arid ranching valley of the Owens River in southeastern California in the United States. ...
The Oxnard Plain The Oxnard Plain is a large coastal plain in southwest Ventura County, California bounded by the Santa Monica Mountains and the Santa Susana Mountains to the east, the Topatopa Mountains to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south and west. ...
USGS Satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ...
The Pomona Valley, a part of the Inland Empire (the Pomona Valley is its own georgraphical area, and should not be bundled in with the Inland Empire. ...
The Redwood Empire (also Redwood Coast or North Coast) is a region of California that stretches from San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon coast. ...
The Russian River downstream of Duncans Mills The Russian River rises in the coastal mountains of Mendocino County, north of Ukiah, in Northern California. ...
The Sacramento Valley is the portion of the California Central Valley that lies to the north of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta. ...
The San Bernardino Valley is the hub of Southern Californias Inland Empire. ...
San Fernando Valley from its southwestern edge. ...
Bay Area redirects here. ...
The Central Valley of California The San Joaquin Valley (English pronunciation in IPA: [sæn wɑˈkin]) refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Stockton. ...
The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in northern California in the United States. ...
The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. ...
The Shasta Cascade region of California is located in the northeastern and north-central sections of the state bordering Oregon and Nevada, north of the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada mountain range. ...
This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. ...
For the Nintendo 64 game, see Space Station Silicon Valley. ...
The South Bay is a subregion of the San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States and is roughly synonymous with Silicon Valley and the Santa Clara Valley. ...
This article is about the region of Southern California. ...
Tech Coast is the nickname given to the Southern California region extending from Santa Barbara in the north to San Diego in the south. ...
The Tri-Valley region of California is based around the San Francisco Bay Area cities of Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin and San Ramon in the three valleys from which it takes its name: Amador Valley, Livermore Valley and San Ramon Valley. ...
Vineyard on Sonoma Mountain with background of the Mayacamas Mountains Wine Country is a region of Northern California in the United States that is known world-wide[1] as a premium wine-growing region since the mid-19th century. ...
| | Metro areas | Bakersfield · Chico–Paradise–Oroville · El Centro · Fresno · Los Angeles–Long Beach–Glendale · Madera · Modesto · Merced · Napa · Oakland–Fremont–Hayward · Oxnard–Thousand Oaks–Ventura · Redding–Red Bluff · Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario · Sacramento–Roseville · Salinas · San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos · San Francisco–San Mateo–Redwood City · San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara · Santa Ana–Anaheim–Irvine · Santa Barbara–Santa Maria · Santa Cruz–Watsonville · Santa Rosa–Petaluma · Stockton · Vallejo–Fairfield · Visalia–Porterville · Yuba City–Marysville In the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has produced a formal definition of metropolitan areas. ...
Bakersfield redirects here. ...
Nickname: Location of Chico in California Coordinates: , Country State County Butte Settled 1843 Founded 1860 Incorporated January 8, 1872 Government - Mayor Andrew Holcombe - City Council Scott Gruendl Steve Bertagna Larry Wahl Ann Schwab Mary Flynn Tom Nickell - City Manager Area - Total 27. ...
Paradise is an incorporated town in Butte County, in the northwest foothills of Californias Central Valley, in the Sierra. ...
Oroville is the county seat of Butte County, California. ...
El Centro is the county seat of Imperial County, California, United States. ...
Fresno redirects here. ...
Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...
Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles County Government - Mayor Bob Foster Area - City 65. ...
Nickname: Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ...
Madera is the county seat of Madera County, California. ...
Modesto is the county seat of Stanislaus County in the U.S. state of California. ...
Merced (pronounced Mer-SED), is the county seat of Merced County, California in the San Joaquin Valley of Central California. ...
Napa is the county seat of Napa County, California. ...
Oakland redirects here. ...
For the unincorporated community in Yolo County, California, see Fremont, Yolo County, California. ...
Hayward is a city located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in Alameda County. ...
Nickname: Location in Ventura County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Ventura Government - Mayor Dr. Thomas E. Holden Area - City 36. ...
Location in Ventura County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Ventura Settled 1875 Incorporated September 29, 1964 Government - Type Council-Manager - Mayor Andrew P. Fox - City manager Scott Mitnick Area [1] - Total 55. ...
Coordinates: , Country State County Ventura Government - Mayor Christy Weir - Senate Tom McClintock (R) - Assembly Pedro Nava (D) - U. S. Congress Lois Capps (D) Area - Total 32. ...
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Nickname: Location in the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Riverside Government - Mayor Ron Loveridge Area - City 78. ...
San Bernardino is the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. ...
Ontario is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. ...
Sacramento redirects here. ...
Location in Placer County Coordinates: , County Incorporated April 10, 1909 Government - Mayor Jim Gray[1] Area - City 79. ...
Nickname: Location of Salinas, California Country State County Monterey Government - Mayor Dennis Donohue Area - City 19 sq mi (49. ...
San Diego redirects here. ...
Location of Carlsbad within San Diego County, California. ...
San Marcos is a city located in the northern portion of San Diego County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 54,977. ...
San Francisco redirects here. ...
San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ...
Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. ...
For other uses, see San José. Nickname: Location of San Jose within Santa Clara County, California. ...
Location in Santa Clara County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Clara Government - Mayor Otto Lee Area - Total 22. ...
Location of Santa Clara within Santa Clara County, California. ...
Location of Santa Ana within Orange County, California. ...
Anaheim redirects here. ...
Motto: Innovation. ...
Nickname: Location in Santa Barbara County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County Santa Barbara Government - Mayor Marty Blum Area - Total 41. ...
Santa Maria is the largest city in Santa Barbara County, California. ...
For other uses, see Santa Cruz. ...
Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ...
Location in Sonoma County and the state of California Country State County Sonoma Area - City 40. ...
Aerial view of Petaluma, California. ...
Nickname: Motto: Stocktons Great, Take A Look! Location in San Joaquin County and the state of California Coordinates: , Country State County San Joaquin Incorporated 1850 Government - Mayor Edward J. Chavez - City Manager J. Gordon Palmer, Jr. ...
Vallejo (pronounced in English; in the original Spanish) is a city in Solano County, California, United States. ...
The Welcome to Fairfield roadside sign Fairfield Courthouse Fairfield is a city located northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, USA. it is approximately 45 miles from both San Francisco and Sacramento. ...
Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately 230 miles (370 km) southeast of San Francisco and 190 miles (310 km) north of Los Angeles. ...
Porterville is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. ...
Town Square located in downtown Yuba City. ...
Marysville is the home of many great people namely Courtney Weaver county seat of Yuba County, California, USA. The population was 12,268 at the 2000 census. ...
| | Counties | Alameda · Alpine · Amador · Butte · Calaveras · Colusa · Contra Costa · Del Norte · El Dorado · Fresno · Glenn · Humboldt · Imperial · Inyo · Kern · Kings · Lake · Lassen · Los Angeles · Madera · Marin · Mariposa · Mendocino · Merced · Modoc · Mono · Monterey · Napa · Nevada · Orange · Placer · Plumas · Riverside · Sacramento · San Benito · San Bernardino · San Diego · San Francisco · San Joaquin · San Luis Obispo · San Mateo · Santa Barbara · Santa Clara · Santa Cruz · Shasta · Sierra · Siskiyou · Solano · Sonoma · Stanislaus · Sutter · Tehama · Trinity · Tulare · Tuolumne · Ventura · Yolo · Yuba The U.S. state of California is divided into 58 counties. ...
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Alpine County is the smallest county, by population, in the U.S. state of California. ...
jay is gay Amador County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. ...
Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. ...
Calaveras County is a county located in the Gold Country of the U.S. state of California. ...
Colusa County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, northwest of Sacramento. ...
Contra Costa County is a suburban county in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. ...
Del Norte County is the northwesternmost county in the U.S. state of California, located on the Pacific coast south of Oregon. ...
El Dorado County is a county located in the Gold Country of the U.S. state of California, in the Sierra Nevada. ...
Fresno County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. ...
Glenn County is a county located in the California Central Valley north of Sacramento County. ...
Humboldt County is a county located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of California, on the Pacific Ocean. ...
Imperial County is a county located in the Imperial Valley, in the far southeast of the U.S. state of California, and borders both Arizona and Mexico. ...
Inyo County is a county located in east-central California, on the east side of the Sierra Nevada south of Yosemite National Park. ...
Kern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. ...
Kings County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, southeast of Fresno County. ...
Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. ...
Lassen County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. ...
Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. ...
Madera County is a county of California, located in the Central Valley north of Fresno County. ...
Marin County (pronounced muh-RIN) is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ...
Mariposa County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. ...
Islands off Mendocino A Beach in the City of Elk Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area and Sonoma County and west of the Central Valley. ...
Merced County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, north of Fresno and southeast of San Jose. ...
Modoc County is a county located in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California, bounded by the state of Oregon to the north and the state of Nevada to the east. ...
Mono County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California, to east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada. ...
Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of California, its northwestern section forming the southern half of Monterey Bay. ...
Napa Valley redirects here. ...
Nevada County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada, in the Mother Lode country. ...
Cities in Orange County Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. ...
Placer County is a county located in California, USAs Sierra Nevada, in the Gold Country. ...
Plumas County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada. ...
Riverside County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California, stretching from Orange County to the Colorado River, which is the border with Arizona. ...
Sacramento County is a county in the U.S. state of California. ...
San Benito County is a county located in the Coast Range Mountains of the U.S. state of California, south of San Jose. ...
San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous United States by area, containing more land than each of nine states. ...
San Diego County is a county located on the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U.S. state of California, United States along its border with Mexico. ...
San Francisco redirects here. ...
San Joaquin County is a county located in Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, just east of the San Francisco Bay Area. ...
San Luis Obispo County is a county located on the central Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. ...
San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. ...
Santa Barbara County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, just west of Ventura County. ...
Santa Clara County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. ...
Santa Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, just south of the San Francisco Bay Area, it forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay. ...
Shasta County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, in the Cascade Mountains. ...
Sierra County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. ...
Siskiyou County is a county located in the far northernmost part of the U.S. state of California, in the Shasta Cascade region on the Oregon border. ...
Solano County is a county located in central part of the U.S. state of California, about halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento and is one of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. ...
Sonoma County is on the northwest coast of California, one of the northernmost parts of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, U.S. Its population at the 2000 census was 458,614. ...
Stanislaus County is a county located in Californias California Central Valley, between Stockton and Fresno. ...
Sutter County is a county located along the Sacramento River in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. ...
Tehama County (pronounced teh-HAY-muh) is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. ...
Trinity County is a county located in northwestern California, along the Trinity River and among the Klamath Mountains. ...
Tulare County is a county located in U.S. state of Californias Central Valley, south of Fresno. ...
Tuolumne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Californias Sierra Nevada. ...
Ventura County . ...
Yolo County is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California, bordered by the counties of Sacramento, Solano, Napa, Lake, Colusa, and Sutter. ...
Yuba County is located in the U.S. state of Californias Central Valley, north of Sacramento, along the Feather River. ...
| | World Heritage Sites in the United States of America | Cahokia · Carlsbad Caverns · Chaco Culture · Everglades · Grand Canyon · Great Smoky Mountains · Hawaii Volcanoes · Independence Hall · Kluane-Wrangell-St. Elias-Glacier Bay-Tatshenshini-Alsek (with Canada) · La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site · Mammoth Cave · Mesa Verde · Monticello and the University of Virginia · Olympic National Park · Pueblo de Taos · Redwood · Statue of Liberty · Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (with Canada) · Yellowstone · Yosemite The parks of the United States National Park system are one type of protected area in the United States and are operated by the U.S. National Park Service. ...
Acadia National Park preserves much of Mount Desert Island, and associated smaller islands, off the Atlantic coast of Maine. ...
The National Park of American Samoa is a national park on the American territory of American Samoa, distributed across three separate islands: Tutuila, Ofu, and Ta‘ū. Authorized by Congress in 1988, the National Park Service entered into 50-year leases for all park land from Samoan village councils on September...
Arches National Park preserves over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations. ...
Badlands National Park, in southwest South Dakota, preserves 242,756 acres (982 km²) of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires blended with the largest protected mixed grass prairie in the United States. ...
It has been suggested that Panther Pass be merged into this article or section. ...
Biscayne National Park is a U.S. National Park located in southern Florida, due east of Homestead, FL. The park preserves Biscayne Bay, one of the top scuba diving areas in the United States. ...
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a United States National Park located in western Colorado. ...
Bryce Canyon National Park Bryce Canyon National Park is a national park located in southwestern Utah in the United States. ...
Canyonlands National Park, located near Moab, Utah and the Arches National Park, was designated as a National Park on September 12, 1964. ...
Capitol Reef National Park is a United States National Park, in south-central Utah. ...
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a United States National Park located in the Guadalupe Mountains of the southeastern corner of New Mexico (Eddy County). ...
The Channel Islands National Park is a national park that consists of five of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of the U.S. state of California, in the Pacific Ocean. ...
Located in South Carolina, the 34 mi² (89 km²) Congaree National Park is the largest tract of old growth bottomland hardwood forest left in the United States but one of the smallest national parks. ...
Image:CraterLake Oregon USA.jpg Crater Lake with Wizard Island Crater Lake National Park is a United States National Park located in Southern Oregon whose primary feature is Crater Lake. ...
Brandywine Falls Cuyahoga Valley National Park preserves the rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in northeast Ohio. ...
Death Valley National Park is a mostly arid United States National Park located east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in southern Inyo County and northern San Bernardino County in California with a small extension into southwestern Nye County and extreme southern Esmeralda County in Nevada. ...
Denali National Park and Preserve is located in Interior Alaska and contains Mt. ...
Dry Tortugas National Park preserves Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas section of the Florida Keys. ...
Everglades National Park preserves the southern portion of the Everglades (all south of Tamiami Trail), but represents only 20 % of the original wetland area. ...
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is one of several large U.S. National Parks in Alaska. ...
For the non-adjoining national park by the same name in British Columbia, see Glacier National Park (Canada). ...
The area around Glacier Bay in southeastern Alaska was first proclaimed a U.S. National Monument on February 25, 1925. ...
Grand Canyon National Park is one of the United States oldest national parks and is located in Arizona. ...
Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park located in western Wyoming, south of Yellowstone National Park. ...
Great Basin National Park is a United States National Park, located in east-central Nevada near its border with Utah. ...
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve became a United States National Park by an act of Congress on September 13, 2004. ...
Cades Cove panorama The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. ...
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is located in the Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas and contains Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas at 8,749 feet (2,667 m) in elevation. ...
HaleakalÄ National Park is a United States national park located on the island of Maui in the state of Hawaii. ...
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, established in 1916, displays the results of hundreds of thousands of years of volcanism, migration, and evolution—processes that thrust a bare land from the sea and clothed it with complex and unique ecosystems and a distinct human culture. ...
Established from Hot Springs Reservation, Hot Springs National Park is a United States National Park in central Arkansas adjacent to the city of Hot Springs. ...
Isle Royale National Park is a U.S. National Park in the state of Michigan. ...
Double Cross on The Old Woman Rock Joshua Tree National Park is located in south-eastern California. ...
Katmai National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park in southern Alaska, notable for the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and for its brown bears. ...
Established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Kenai Fjords National Park is a United States National Park on the Kenai Peninsula in southcentral Alaska near the town of Seward. ...
This article is about Kings Canyon National Park, USA. For Kings Canyon, Australia, see Kings Canyon (Northern Territory). ...
Established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Kobuk Valley National Park is a United States National Park in northwestern Alaska north of the Arctic Circle. ...
Established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park in southwestern Alaska. ...
Map of Lassen area showing hydrothermal features (red dots) and volcanic feature or remnant (yellow cones). ...
Mammoth Cave National Park is a U.S. National Park in central Kentucky, encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest cave system known in the world. ...
Mesa Verde National Park is a U.S. National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. ...
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County, Washington. ...
Mount Despair, North Cascades National Park North Unit, 1967 map of the North Cascades National Park complex Lower Curtis Glacier in 2003 compared with 1985 Looking toward Magic Mountain from Sahale Arm north of Cascade Pass. ...
Olympic National Park is located in the U.S. state of Washington, in the far northwestern part of the state known as the Olympic Peninsula. ...
Petrified Forest National Park is located in northeastern Arizona, along Interstate 40 between Holbrook and Navajo. ...
The Coastal redwood is the tallest tree species on Earth. ...
Rocky Mountain National Park is located in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Entrance to the Visitors Center, Saguaro National Park, West. ...
Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron) trees in the Giant Forest Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Visalia, California in the United States of America. ...
Shenandoah National Park encompasses part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Blue Ridge region of Virginia. ...
Established in 1978, Theodore Roosevelt National Park is a United States National Park comprising three geographically separated areas of badlands in western North Dakota. ...
Virgin Islands National Park is a United States National Park covering approximately 60% of the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. ...
Established in 1975, Voyageurs National Park is a United States National Park in northern Minnesota near the town of International Falls. ...
Wind Cave National Park is a United States national park 10 miles (18 km) north of the town of Hot Springs in western South Dakota. ...
Established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Wrangell-St. ...
Yellowstone redirects here. ...
Zion Canyon as seen from the top of Angels Landing at sunset Zion National Park is a United States National Park located in the Southwestern United States, near Springdale, Utah. ...
Acadia National Park preserves much of Mount Desert Island, and associated smaller islands, off the Atlantic coast of Maine. ...
Arches National Park preserves over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations. ...
Badlands National Park, in southwest South Dakota, preserves 242,756 acres (982 km²) of sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles and spires blended with the largest protected mixed grass prairie in the United States. ...
It has been suggested that Panther Pass be merged into this article or section. ...
Biscayne National Park is a U.S. National Park located in southern Florida, due east of Homestead, FL. The park preserves Biscayne Bay, one of the top scuba diving areas in the United States. ...
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a United States National Park located in western Colorado. ...
Bryce Canyon National Park Bryce Canyon National Park is a national park located in southwestern Utah in the United States. ...
Canyonlands National Park, located near Moab, Utah and the Arches National Park, was designated as a National Park on September 12, 1964. ...
Capitol Reef National Park is a United States National Park, in south-central Utah. ...
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a United States National Park located in the Guadalupe Mountains of the southeastern corner of New Mexico (Eddy County). ...
The Channel Islands National Park is a national park that consists of five of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of the U.S. state of California, in the Pacific Ocean. ...
Located in South Carolina, the 34 mi² (89 km²) Congaree National Park is the largest tract of old growth bottomland hardwood forest left in the United States but one of the smallest national parks. ...
Image:CraterLake Oregon USA.jpg Crater Lake with Wizard Island Crater Lake National Park is a United States National Park located in Southern Oregon whose primary feature is Crater Lake. ...
Brandywine Falls Cuyahoga Valley National Park preserves the rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in northeast Ohio. ...
Death Valley National Park is a mostly arid United States National Park located east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in southern Inyo County and northern San Bernardino County in California with a small extension into southwestern Nye County and extreme southern Esmeralda County in Nevada. ...
Denali National Park and Preserve is located in Interior Alaska and contains Mt. ...
Dry Tortugas National Park preserves Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas section of the Florida Keys. ...
Everglades National Park preserves the southern portion of the Everglades (all south of Tamiami Trail), but represents only 20 % of the original wetland area. ...
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is one of several large U.S. National Parks in Alaska. ...
For the non-adjoining national park by the same name in British Columbia, see Glacier National Park (Canada). ...
The area around Glacier Bay in southeastern Alaska was first proclaimed a U.S. National Monument on February 25, 1925. ...
Grand Canyon National Park is one of the United States oldest national parks and is located in Arizona. ...
Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park located in western Wyoming, south of Yellowstone National Park. ...
Great Basin National Park is a United States National Park, located in east-central Nevada near its border with Utah. ...
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve became a United States National Park by an act of Congress on September 13, 2004. ...
Cades Cove panorama The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. ...
Guadalupe Mountains National Park is located in the Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas and contains Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas at 8,749 feet (2,667 m) in elevation. ...
HaleakalÄ National Park is a United States national park located on the island of Maui in the state of Hawaii. ...
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, established in 1916, displays the results of 30 million years of volcanism, migration, and evolution—processes that thrust a bare land from the sea and clothed it with complex and unique ecosystems and a distinct human culture. ...
Established from Hot Springs Reservation, Hot Springs National Park is a United States National Park in central Arkansas adjacent to the city of Hot Springs. ...
Isle Royale National Park is a U.S. National Park in the state of Michigan. ...
Double Cross on The Old Woman Rock Joshua Tree National Park is located in south-eastern California. ...
Katmai National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park in southern Alaska, notable for the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes and for its brown bears. ...
Established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Kenai Fjords National Park is a United States National Park on the Kenai Peninsula in southcentral Alaska near the town of Seward. ...
This article is about Kings Canyon National Park, USA. For Kings Canyon, Australia, see Kings Canyon (Northern Territory). ...
Established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Kobuk Valley National Park is a United States National Park in northwestern Alaska north of the Arctic Circle. ...
Established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is a United States National Park in southwestern Alaska. ...
Map of Lassen area showing hydrothermal features (red dots) and volcanic feature or remnant (yellow cones). ...
Mammoth Cave National Park is a U.S. National Park in central Kentucky, encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest cave system known in the world. ...
Mesa Verde National Park is a U.S. National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. ...
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County, Washington. ...
Mount Despair, North Cascades National Park North Unit, 1967 map of the North Cascades National Park complex Lower Curtis Glacier in 2003 compared with 1985 Looking toward Magic Mountain from Sahale Arm north of Cascade Pass. ...
Olympic National Park is located in the U.S. state of Washington, in the far northwestern part of the state known as the Olympic Peninsula. ...
Petrified Forest National Park is located in northeastern Arizona, along Interstate 40 between Holbrook and Navajo. ...
Established in 1968 from unprotected land as well as small portions of existing state parks, Redwood National Park is a United States National Park on the northern coast of California between Eureka and Crescent City. ...
Rocky Mountain National Park is located in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Colorado. ...
Entrance to the Visitors Center, Saguaro National Park, West. ...
Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron) trees in the Giant Forest Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Visalia, California in the United States of America. ...
Shenandoah National Park encompasses part of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Blue Ridge region of Virginia. ...
Established in 1978, Theodore Roosevelt National Park is a United States National Park comprising three geographically separated areas of badlands in western North Dakota. ...
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Virgin Islands National Park is a United States National Park covering approximately 60% of the island of Saint John in the United States Virgin Islands. ...
Established in 1975, Voyageurs National Park is a United States National Park in northern Minnesota near the town of International Falls. ...
Wind Cave National Park is a United States national park 10 miles (18 km) north of the town of Hot Springs in western South Dakota. ...
Established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Wrangell-St. ...
Yellowstone redirects here. ...
Zion Canyon as seen from the top of Angels Landing at sunset Zion National Park is a United States National Park located in the Southwestern United States, near Springdale, Utah. ...
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This is a list of U.S. national parks by date of establishment. ...
This is a list of United States National Parks by state. ...
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...
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Cahokia is the site of an ancient Native American city near Collinsville, Illinois, across the Mississippi River from St. ...
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a United States National Park located in the Guadalupe Mountains of the southeastern corner of New Mexico (Eddy County). ...
Kiva at Pueblo Del Arroyo Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park and World Heritage Site which contains the densest and most exceptional concentration of large pueblos in the American Southwest. ...
Everglades National Park preserves the southern portion of the Everglades (all south of Tamiami Trail), but represents only 20 % of the original wetland area. ...
Grand Canyon National Park is one of the United States oldest national parks and is located in Arizona. ...
Cades Cove panorama The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a United States National Park that straddles the ridgeline of the Great Smoky Mountains, part of the Blue Ridge Mountains which are a division of the larger Appalachian Mountain chain. ...
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, established in 1916, displays the results of hundreds of thousands of years of volcanism, migration, and evolution—processes that thrust a bare land from the sea and clothed it with complex and unique ecosystems and a distinct human culture. ...
Independence Hall is a U.S. national landmark located inside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th Streets. ...
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La Fortaleza (or The Fortress in English) is the current residence of the Governor of Puerto Rico. ...
San Juan National Historic Site in San Juan, Puerto Rico includes colonial-era forts, bastions, powder houses, and three fourths of the old city wall. ...
Mammoth Cave National Park is a U.S. National Park in central Kentucky, encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest cave system known in the world. ...
Mesa Verde National Park is a U.S. National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. ...
This is about the Jefferson residence. ...
The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ...
Olympic National Park is located in the U.S. state of Washington, in the far northwestern part of the state known as the Olympic Peninsula. ...
Taos Pueblo, circa 1920 Taos Pueblo (or Pueblo de Taos), continuously inhabited for over 1000 years, is the ancient town of the Northern Tiwa speaking tribe of Pueblo people, Native Americans. ...
The Coastal redwood is the tallest tree species on Earth. ...
For other monuments to freedom, see Monument of Liberty. ...
The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is the name of the union of the Glacier National Park in the United States and the Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada. ...
Yellowstone redirects here. ...
| | | Protected Areas of California | | National Park System | National Parks: Channel Islands • Death Valley • Joshua Tree • Kings Canyon • Lassen Volcanic • Redwood • Sequoia • Yosemite
National Monuments: Cabrillo • Devils Postpile • Lava Beds • Muir Woods • Pinnacles
National Seashores: Point Reyes
National Preserves: Mojave
National Historical Parks: Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front • San Francisco Maritime
National Historic Sites: Eugene O'Neill • Fort Point • John Muir • Manzanar
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This article is about the U.S. state. ...
The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ...
The Channel Islands National Park is a national park that consists of five of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of the U.S. state of California, in the Pacific Ocean. ...
Death Valley National Park is a mostly arid United States National Park located east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in southern Inyo County and northern San Bernardino County in California with a small extension into southwestern Nye County and extreme southern Esmeralda County in Nevada. ...
Double Cross on The Old Woman Rock Joshua Tree National Park is located in south-eastern California. ...
This article is about Kings Canyon National Park, USA. For Kings Canyon, Australia, see Kings Canyon (Northern Territory). ...
Map of Lassen area showing hydrothermal features (red dots) and volcanic feature or remnant (yellow cones). ...
Established in 1968 from unprotected land as well as small portions of existing state parks, Redwood National Park is a United States National Park on the northern coast of California between Eureka and Crescent City. ...
Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron) trees in the Giant Forest Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Visalia, California in the United States of America. ...
Old Point Loma Lighthouse For the lighthouse in Mendocino County, California see Point Cabrillo Light. ...
The longer fragments of basalt at the base of the cliff can be larger than a person. ...
Lava Beds National Monument, located in Siskiyou and Modoc Counies, California, is the site of the largest concentration of lava tube caves in the United States. ...
Muir Woods National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service in Marin County, California, 12 miles (19 km) north of San Francisco. ...
Pinnacles National Monument is protected mountainous area located east of central Californias Salinas Valley. ...
McClures Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, looking south on an overcast winters afternoon Point Reyes National Seashore is 70,000 acre (283 km²) park preserve located on the Point Reyes Peninsula in Marin county, California, USA. As a national seashore, it is maintained by the US National Park...
The Mojave National Preserve is located in the Mojave Desert in Southern California, USA. It covers 1. ...
Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park is located in Richmond, California, near San Francisco, at the site of a former Ford Motor Company manufacturing plant. ...
The historic fleet moored at Hyde Street Pier, with Alcatraz and Angel Island in the background. ...
Tao House in winter The Eugene ONeill National Historic Site, located in Danville, California, preserves Tao House, the hillside home of Americas only Nobel Prize-winning playwright, Eugene ONeill, where he and his wife lived from 1937 to 1944. ...
Fort Point is located at the southern side of the Straits of the Golden Gate at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. ...
John Muirs home in Martinez, California. ...
Manzanar sign Manzanar National Historic Landmark (better known as Manzanar War Relocation Center) was a Japanese American internment camp during World War II that operated near Independence, California. ...
The Golden Gate National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, which surrounds the San Francisco Bay area. ...
The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is a U.S. National Recreation Area, administered by the National Park Service, located in Los Angeles. ...
The Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area in northern California. ...
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This is a list of state parks and reserves in the California state park system. ...
Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park is a state park located in Shasta County, California. ...
Andrew Molera State Park is a state park located in Monterey County, United States. ...
This article is about Angel Island State Park. ...
Annadel State Park, Sonoma County, California, USA is situated at the northern edge of Sonoma Valley and offers many recreational activities within its 5,000 acre (2,000 ha) property. ...
Northern elephant seals hauled out on the beach at Año Nuevo State Park Año Nuevo State Park is a California state park located in San Mateo County. ...
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in southern California is the largest state park in the contiguous United States. ...
The Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park is a California state park on the rural westside of the Antelope Valley in northern Los Angeles County, 20 miles west of downtown Lancaster and about 5 miles from the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve. ...
Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park is a California state park located in Butte County. ...
Big Basin Redwoods State Park is a California state park, located in Santa Cruz County. ...
Mendocino Headlands State Park, in Mendocino, California, consists of 347 acres (1. ...
Border Field State Park is a California state park, located in San Diego County. ...
Bothe-Napa Valley State Park is a California state park, located in Napa County near Calistoga and Santa Rosa. ...
Burton Creek State Park is a California state park located in Placer County near Truckee. ...
Butano State Park is a California state park located in San Mateo County near San Gorgonio. ...
Discovery Tree stump Calaveras Big Trees State Park, located 4 miles (6 km) northeast of Arnold, California in the middle altitudes of the Sierra Nevada in Calaveras County, became a State Park in 1931 to preserve the North Calaveras Grove of Giant Sequoias. ...
Castle Crags State Park is a state park in California that is located on a stretch of the Sacramento River. ...
Manzanita branches in the park Castle Rock State Park, located along the crest of the Santa Cruz Mountains, embraces 3,600 acres (15 km²) of coast redwood, Douglas fir, and madrone forest, most of which has been left in its wild, natural state. ...
China Camp State Park is a state park located in in San Rafael, California on the north eastern shore of Point San Pedro. ...
Chino Hills State Park, a premier natural open-space area in the hills of Santa Ana Canyon near Riverside is a critical link in the Puente-Chino Hills biological corridor. ...
Clear Lake State Park is a state park in California, featuring Clear Lake, a large lake formed by ancient volcanic activities. ...
Crystal Cove State Park has 3. ...
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park is a state park located forty miles east of San Diego, California in the Peninsular Range. ...
D. L. Bliss State Park is a state park located near Lake Tahoe in California. ...
Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park is a state park located in California. ...
The Donner Party Memorial at Donner Memorial State Park. ...
Map of Eastshore State Park Eastshore State Park is a state park and wildlife refuge along the San Francisco Bay Coast of the east bay between Richmond, Berkeley, and Oakland. ...
Bell Canyon Park is a large open-space park located at the western end of the San Fernando Valley in West Hills, CA. It is managed by the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. ...
Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe Emerald Bay State Park is a California state park located around Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe. ...
Fort Ord Dunes State Park is a state park designed to open near Monterey Bay, California, in the United States. ...
Fremont Peak State Park is a state park located in California. ...
Garrapata State Park is a California State Park operated by the California Department of Parks and Recreation which has two miles of beach front, with coastal hiking and a 50-foot climb to a beautiful view of the Pacific. ...
Gaviota State Park is a California State Park located in southern Santa Barbara County, California, U.S., about 33 miles west of the city of Santa Barbara. ...
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park is located 20 Miles east of Eureka, California then another 18 miles east of Fortuna, California on California State Route 36. ...
Grover Hot Springs State Park is a state park in eastern California, USA and can be accessed from Markleeville. ...
Hendy Woods State Park is a state park located in Mendocino County, California. ...
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park is a property of the State of Californias State Parks Department. ...
This article needs cleanup. ...
Humboldt Lagoons State Park is a state park located in northern California. ...
Humboldt Redwoods State Park in Humboldt County, northern California, 30 miles (50 km) south of Eureka, California. ...
Jedediah Smith Redwoods Park, established in 1929, was named after the noted fur trapper Jedediah Smith. ...
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park (Palm not native) McWay falls and Saddle Rock Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park is a state park in Big Sur, located in Monterey County, California. ...
Leo Carrillo State Beach, Malibu, California is the closest Pacific Ocean beach to Thousand Oaks, California. ...
Limekiln State Park is a state park in California. ...
MacKerricher State Park in Northern California offers a variety of habitats; beach, bluff, headland, dune, forest and wetland. ...
Malibu Creek State Park, with the Goat Buttes in the background. ...
Manchester State Park consists of 760 acres including 18,000 feet of protected beachfront on the Pacific Ocean in Northern California near Point Arena. ...
Located approximately 6 miles (10 km) north of Burney, California, McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park is the second oldest state park in the California State Parks System. ...
Mendocino Headlands State Park, in Mendocino, California, consists of 347 acres of undeveloped seaside bluffs and islets surrounding the town of Mendocino, two beaches (Big River Beach and Portuguese Beach), and the much larger Big River Unit stretching for eight miles along both banks of the nearby Big River. ...
The Mendocino Woodlands State Park (MWSA) is a campground in California. ...
Looking northwest at Spooners Cove Montaña de Oro (Mountain of Gold in Spanish) is a state park in California, United States. ...
Morro Bay State Park is a state park in Morro Bay, California. ...
Mount Diablo State Park is a state park in Contra Costa County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area, located south of the town of Clayton and northeast of Danville. ...
Mount Tamalpais State Park is a California state park, located in Marin County. ...
Navarro River Redwoods State Park is a state park consisting of an 11-mile stretch of second-growth redwood forest on the banks of the Navarro River in Mendocino County, California. ...
Pacheco State Park is a California state park located in Santa Clara and Merced counties. ...
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is a state park in Monterey County, California near the town of Big Sur on the states Central Coast. ...
Point Mugu State Park is a large park located in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in Southern California. ...
Portola Redwoods State Park is a California state park, located in San Mateo County. ...
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is a state park, located in Humboldt County, California, near the town of Orick and 50 miles (80 km) north of Eureka. ...
Red Rock Canyon State Park This article is about the State Park in Kern County, California. ...
Richardson Grove State Park is located at the southernmost border of Humboldt County, 75 miles south of Eureka, California and 200 miles north of San Francisco. ...
Robert Louis Stevenson State Park is a California state park, located in Sonoma and Napa Counties. ...
Russian Gulch State Park is in Mendocino County, California. ...
Saddleback Butte State Park is a state park located in California. ...
Gerstle Cove Salt Point State Park is a state park located in Sonoma County, California, United States. ...
Samuel P. Taylor State Park is a state park located in Marin County, California. ...
San Bruno Mountain State Park is a state park located in northern San Mateo County, California. ...
South Yuba River State Park is located in Bridgeport, Nevada County in California. ...
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park is a State Park in California, located in the Mayacamas Mountains between the Napa and Sonoma valleys. ...
Redwood trees in the Forest of Nisene Marks. ...
Tomales Bay from Hearts Desire Beach, Tomales Bay State Park Tomales Bay State Park is a California state park in Marin County, California. ...
Topanga State Park is a California state park located in Los Angeles County. ...
Van Damme State Park consists of about 1,831 acres (7. ...
State Reserves: Año Nuevo • Antelope Valley California Poppy • Armstrong Redwoods • Azalea • Caspar Headlands • John B. Dewitt • John Little • Jug Handle • Kruse Rhododendron • Los Osos Oaks • Mailliard Redwoods • Mono Lake Tufa • Montgomery Woods • Point Lobos • Smithe Redwoods • Torrey Pines • Tule Elk
State Marine Reserves: Albany • Emeryville Crescent
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The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is a California wildlife reserve located in the rural westside of the Antelope Valley in northern Los Angeles County. ...
Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve is a California state park, located in Sonoma County. ...
Azalea State Reserve is a 30 acre (120,000 m²) reserve for western azalea (Rhododendron occidentale) located in Humboldt County, California. ...
John Little State Reserve is a protected area on the Big Sur coast of Monterey County in California. ...
The Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve was established at Mono Lake, in Mono County, California, to preserve the tufa towers. The towers are made of calcium-carbonate spires and knobs formed by the interaction of freshwater springs and alkaline lake water. ...
Redwood grove at Montgomery Woods Montgomery Woods State Reserve is a 1,145 acre state-owned park located in the Coastal Range in Mendocino County, California, United States. ...
Whalers Cove in Point lobos Point Lobs state reserve commonly referred to as simply Point Lobos is a sea side state reserve south of Monterey, California. ...
A Torrey pine in its harsh native habitat. ...
Albany State Marine Reserve is a protected marine area in the state of California. ...
Emeryville wetlands in foreground; with Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge in background. ...
State Historic Parks: Anderson Marsh • Antelope Valley Indian Museum • Bale Grist Mill • Benicia Capitol • Bidwell Mansion • Bodie • California Citrus • California State Indian Museum • Chumash Painted Cave • Colonel Allensworth • Columbia • Cowell Ranch/John Marsh • El Presidio de Santa Barbara • Empire Mine • Folsom Powerhouse • Fort Humboldt • Fort Ross • Fort Tejon • Governor's Mansion • Hearst San Simeon • Indian Grinding Rock • Jack London • La Purísima Mission • Leland Stanford Mansion • Los Angeles • Los Encinos • Malakoff Diggins • Marconi Conference Center • Marshall Gold Discovery • Monterey • Old Sacramento • Old Town San Diego • Olompali • Petaluma Adobe • Pigeon Point Light Station • Pío Pico • Point Sur • Railtown 1897 • San Juan Bautista • San Pasqual Battlefield • Santa Cruz Mission • Santa Susana Pass • Shasta • Sonoma • Sutter's Fort • Tomo-Kahni • Wassama Round House • Watts Towers of Simon Rodia • Weaverville Joss House • Will Rogers • William B. Ide Adobe • Woodland Opera House
Anderson Marsh State Historic Park is a property of the state of Californias state parks department. ...
The Antelope Valley Indian Museum State Historic Park is a California state park situated on the Antelope Valleys rural eastside in northern Los Angeles County, California. ...
Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park is a California state park located in Napa County between St. ...
California state capitol building in Benicia. ...
Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park in Chico, California is a three story, 26 room Victorian house museum that stands as a memorial to John and Annie Bidwell. ...
Bodie, California from cemetery Bodie, California is a ghost town on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California, about 50 miles southeast of Lake Tahoe. ...
California Citrus State Historic Park California Citrus State Historic Park, located in Riverside, California, preserves some of the rapidly vanishing cultural landscape of the citrus industry and tells the story of the industrys role in the history and development of California. ...
The California State Indian Museum (no photography allowed indoors) The California State Indian Museum is a natural history museum in Sacramento, California that is operated under the California state parks system. ...
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, is in Allensworth, California, an unincorporated area in Tulare County, California, United States. ...
2005 view of the restored portion of the Presidio The Presidio of Santa Barbara was a military installation in Santa Barbara, California, built by Spain in 1782, with the mission of defending the Second Military District in California. ...
Empire Mine State Historic Park is a historic state park located near Grass Valley, California. ...
Folsom Powerhouse on the American River in June 2006. ...
Fort Humboldt State Historic Park, is a California State Park located on the south of Eureka, California just off Highway 101. ...
Fort Ross State Historic Park is a protected historic site in the U.S. state of California. ...
Fort Tejon State Historic Park is a protected historic site in southern California. ...
The Hearst Castle facade is patterned after a Spanish cathedral. ...
Chawse Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park is a historical state park located in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California, eight miles east of Jackson. ...
Jack London State Historic Park is a public access property near Glen Ellen, California situated on the eastern slope of Sonoma Mountain. ...
Leland Stanford Mansion in front of the Resources Building. ...
Former hydraulic mine at Malakoff Diggins Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, located 26 miles (42 km) north-east of Nevada City, California is the site of California’s largest hydraulic mines. ...
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a U. S. state park in California, USA. It marks the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall in 1848. ...
Monterey State Historic Park is a historic state park located in southern California. ...
Old Sacramento State Historic Park is the historic region of Sacramento, California, which has been designated as a state park. ...
Old Town, San Diego Old Town, San Diego Old Town, San Diego The Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, located in San Diego, California is a city park which attempts to recreate life in San Diego from 1821 to 1872. ...
Olompali State Historic Park is a 700 acre park on the Marin Peninsula, 3. ...
Rancho Petaluma Adobe is a large ranch and adobe ranch house that was owned by General Mariano Vallejo from 1834 to 1857, founded at the time when the Northern California was part of Mexico. ...
Pigeon Point redirects here. ...
Pio Pico Adobe in 1910 Pio Pico State Historic Park is the site of El Ranchito, also known as the Pio Pico Adobe or Pio Pico Mansion, the final home of PÃo Pico, the last Mexican Governor of Alta California and a pivotal figure in early California history. ...
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park is a historic state park near Jamestown, California that preserves 19th century railroad related monuments. ...
A bustling town of the 1850s through the 1880s, Shasta was for its time, the largest settlement in Shasta County, California and the surrounding area. ...
Sonoma State Historic Park is a state park located in the center of Sonoma, California. ...
Sutters Fort in 2002. ...
The Watts Towers, 1765 East 107th St. ...
Will Rogers State Historic Park is the former estate of American humorist Will Rogers. ...
State Beaches: Asilomar • Bean Hollow • Bolsa Chica • Cardiff • Carlsbad • Carmel River • Carpinteria • Caspar Headlands • Cayucos • Corona del Mar • Dockweiler • Doheny • El Capitán • El Porto • Emma Wood • Gray Whale Cove • Greenwood • Half Moon Bay • Huntington • Leucadia • Lighthouse Field • Little River • Malibu Lagoon • Mandalay • Manresa • Marina • McGrath • Montara • Monterey • Moonlight • Morro Strand • Moss Landing • Natural Bridges • New Brighton • Pacifica • Pelican • Pescadero • Pismo • Point Dume • Point Sal • Pomponio • Refugio • Robert H. Meyer Memorial • Robert W. Crown Memorial • Salinas River • San Buenaventura • San Clemente • San Elijo • San Gregorio • San Onofre • Santa Monica • Schooner Gulch • Seacliff • Silver Strand • Sonoma Coast • South Carlsbad • Sunset • Thornton • Torrey Pines • Trinidad • Twin Lakes • Westport-Union Landing • Will Rogers • William Randolph Hearst Memorial • Zmudowski
Walkway made of redwood planks along the beach Asilomar State Beach is located on the Monterey Peninsula in the city of Pacific Grove, California, USA. Asilomar (a made-up name meaning refuge by the sea and pronounced a-SIL-o-mar) State Beach and Conference Grounds sits on 107 acres...
Bean Hollow State Beach is a beach administered by the California state parks department. ...
Bolsa Chica State Beach is a public beach managed by the California state parks department. ...
Cardiff State Beach is a protected beach located near San Diego, California. ...
Carlsbad State Beach is a protected beach located in California. ...
A wave breaks onto Carmel River State Beach Carmel River State Beach and Park is mile-long beach with a lagoon formed by the Carmel River. ...
Carpinteria State Beach is a protected beach located south of Santa Barbara, California. ...
Cayucos State Beach is a protected beach located in southern part of the U.S. state of California. ...
Corona del Mar State Beach (Spanish for the Crown of the Sea) is a protected beach located next to the city of Newport Beach, California, . Corona del Mar state beach has been reknowned for centuries as an exotic nudist beach. ...
Dockweiler State Beach is a California beach protected under the state park system. ...
Doheny State Beach, protected as part of the California Department of Parks and Recreation, is a beach on the Pacific coast of Orange County, in Southern California. ...
El Capitán State Beach (meaning the captain in Spanish) is a protected beach in southern California, located about 20 miles west of downtown Santa Barbara. ...
El Porto State Beach is a California beach located on Santa Monica Bay beside El Porto, which is now part of the City of Manhattan Beach, between the beaches of Dockweiler and Manhattan Beach, and is protected under the state park system. ...
Emma Wood State Beach is a protected beach located in the state of California. ...
Half Moon Bay State Beach is a protected beach located in Half Moon Bay in California. ...
Huntington State Beach is a protected beach in Southern California, located in the City of Huntington Beach in Orange County. ...
Leucadia State Beach is a protected beach in California. ...
Lighthouse Field State Beach is a protected beach located in California. ...
Mandalay State Beach is a protected beach in California. ...
Manresa State Beach is a beach near Watsonville, California in Santa Cruz County. ...
Marina State Beach is a protected beach in California. ...
McGrath State Beach is a protected beach in California. ...
Montara State Beach is a beach located eight miles north of Half Moon Bay on California State Route 1, USA. 2 beach access points lighthouse operated as hostel surf fishing dogs on leash (6 max) no fireworks, or fires bike, hiking, horseback trails Offical webpage Coastal Images Categories: | | ...
Monterey State Beach is a protected beach in California, located near Monterey. ...
Natural Bridges State Beach is a protected area in Santa Cruz, California, featuring a natural bridge across a section of the beach. ...
New Brighton State Beach is a protected beach located in northern California, just south of the city of Santa Cruz, California. ...
Pacifica State Beach is the southernmost of Pacifica, Californias beaches, it is located at the mouth of the San Pedro Valley in downtown Pacifica off California State Route 1, USA. It is reputed to possess the worlds most scenic Taco Bell location, which is on the beach side...
Pescadero State Beach is a beach located 14. ...
Point Dume is a promontory on the coast of Malibu, California that juts out into the Pacific Ocean. ...
Refugio State Beach is a protected state beach near Santa Barbara, California. ...
San Gregorio State Beach is a beach near San Gregorio, California, USA, south of Half Moon Bay. ...
San Onofre State Beach, is a state park located in San Diego County, California, USA. Gov. ...
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A portion of Sonoma Coast State Beach at the mouth of the Russian River. ...
Sunset State Beach is an approximately 1. ...
Torrey Pines State Beach is a coastal beach located in the San Diego, California community of La Jolla, California south of Del Mar and north of Blacks Beach. ...
Zmudowski State Beach is a popular fishing area, featuring perch, kingfish, sole, flounder, halibut, bocaccio (tomcod), jacksmelt, lingcod, cabezon, salmon, steelhead and occasional rockfish. ...
State Recreation Areas: Admiral William Standley • Auburn • Austin Creek • Benbow Lake • Benicia • Bethany Reservoir • Brannan Island • Candlestick Point • Castaic Lake • Colusa-Sacramento River • Folsom Lake • Franks Tract • George J. Hatfield • Harry A. Merlo • Kenneth Hahn • Kings Beach • Lake Del Valle • Lake Oroville • Lake Perris • Lake Valley • McConnell • Millerton Lake • Picacho • Providence Mountains • Salton Sea • San Luis Reservoir • Silverwood Lake • Standish-Hickey • Tahoe • Turlock Lake • Woodson Bridge
State Vehicular Recreation Areas: Carnegie • Clay Pit • Heber Dunes • Hollister Hills • Hungry Valley • Oceano Dunes • Ocotillo Wells • Prairie City
The Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area is a state recreation area located north of the city of Santa Rosa, California, on the Eel River in Mendocino County. ...
In the heart of the Gold Country, the Auburn State Recreation Area (Auburn SRA) covers over 35,000 acres (142 km²) along 40 miles (60 km) of the North and Middle Forks of the American River, in Placer County, California. ...
Austin Creek State Recreation Area is adjacent to Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve in Sonoma County, California, and is accessed through the same entrance. ...
Benbow Lake State Recreation Area is a recreation area administered by the California State Department of Parks and Recreation. ...
Benicia State Recreation Area is a reserved area administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation. ...
Bethany Reservoir State Recreation Area is a reserved area administered by the California state parks department. ...
Brannan Island State Recreation Area is a California recreation area located in Sacramento County near Isleton. ...
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area is a protected area near San Francisco Bay, California. ...
Castaic Lake State Recreation Area is a protected area located in southern California. ...
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area is located in the Sierra-Nevada foothills city of Folsom, California about 25 miles (40 km) east of Sacramento. ...
Franks Tract State Recreation Area is a protected area in the U.S. state of California. ...
La Cienega Blvd. ...
The Providence Mountain Recreation area is located inside the Mojave National Preserve at the north-western end of Essex Road. ...
Located on the northeastern side of the Salton Sea, the Salton Sea State Recreation Area offers hunting, fishing, swimming, and camping to visitors. ...
Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area is a woodland park located along the Sacramento River in California. ...
Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area is located in the hills of the Diablo Range in southern Alameda and San Joaquin counties of California, United States. ...
Other: Burleigh H. Murray Ranch • California Mining and Mineral Museum • California State Capitol Museum • California State Railroad Museum • Castro Adobe • Delta Meadows • Estero Bay • Hatton Canyon • Indio Hills Palms • Marital Cottle Project • Point Cabrillo Light Station • Point Lobos Ranch • Point Montara Light Station • Reynolds Wayside Campground • San Timoteo Canyon • Stone Lake • Verdugo Mountains • Ward Creek • Wildwood Canyon Burleigh H. Murray Ranch is a property belonging to the California state parks department. ...
The California Mining and Mineral Museum is a museum located in the Mariposa County, California fairgrounds. ...
California State Capitol The California State Capitol Museum is the name given to the grounds and buildings of the California State Capitol building. ...
The California State Railroad Museum in Old Sacramento is a tribute to the role of the iron horse in connecting California to the rest of the nation. ...
Castro Adobe is a relatively new protected area in California, and has not yet received state park status. ...
Delta Meadows River Park (DMRP) is California State Park property located near the town of Locke. ...
For other uses, see Estero Bay. ...
Hatton Canyon is a protected area in Monterey County, California. ...
Indio Hills Palms, also known as the Coachella Valley Preserve, is a protected area located east of Palm Springs, California, USA. The 2,206-acre (8. ...
Point Cabrillo Light is a lighthouse in northern California, United States, between Point Arena and Cape Mendocino, just south of the community of Caspar. ...
Point Lobos Ranch is an area in the State of California, USA, owned by the California State Park System which is being held for possible use as a state park. ...
Stone Lake is a California park property located in Sacramento County. ...
The Verdugo Mountains are an offshoot range of the San Gabriel Mountains and are located in Los Angeles County, California. ...
Ward Creek is an area in California that is protected under the state park system. ...
Wildwood Canyon is a protected area in California. ...
| | National Forests | National Forests: Angeles • Cleveland • Eldorado • Inyo • Klamath • Lassen • Los Padres • Mendocino • Modoc • Plumas • San Bernardino • Sequoia • Shasta-Trinity • Sierra • Six Rivers • Stanislaus • Tahoe
Other: Butte Valley National Grassland • Giant Sequoia National Monument • Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument • Smith River National Recreation Area • Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area U.S. National Forests are protected forests and woodland areas in the United States. ...
The San Gabriel Mountains, part of the Angeles National Forest. ...
The Cleveland National Forest encompasses most of the Santa Ana Mountains of Southern California. ...
Map of Eldorado National Forest Eldorado National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. ...
Inyo National Forest is a federally protected forest. ...
Klamath National Forest is a national forest located in northern California, USA, and is known for the large number of redwood trees it contains. ...
Lassen National Forest is a national forest located in northern California. ...
View into the Los Padres backcountry, Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, California: everything in this picture is within the Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to...
The Mendocino National Forest straddles the eastern spur of the Coastal Mountain Range in northwestern California, just a three hour drive north of San Francisco and Sacramento. ...
Modoc National Forest is a national forest located in northern California, USA. External links Modoc National Forest official website Don Bains VirtualGuidebooks to Mount Lassen and the Modoc Plateau Category: California geography stubs ...
Plumas National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in northern California. ...
San Bernardino National Forest has two main divisions which are the San Bernardino Mountains on the easternmost of the Transverse Range, and the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains on the northernmost of the Peninsular Range. ...
Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. ...
Shasta-Trinity National Forest is a nationally protected forest in northern California, USA. Categories: California-related stubs ...
Sierra National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located on the western slope of central Sierra Nevada in California. ...
Six Rivers National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the northwestern corner of California. ...
Stanislaus National Forest contains 898,099 acres (3,634 km²) in four counties in Northern California. ...
Tahoe National Forest is a is a U.S. National Forest located in California around Lake Tahoe. ...
Butte Valley National Grassland is a 18425 acre (75 km²) United States National Grassland located in northern California. ...
The Giant Sequoia National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in the southernmost end of the Sierra Nevada in central California. ...
The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument is a National Monument in Southern California. ...
Smith River National Recreation Area is located northwestern California, United States. ...
The Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area is a United States National Recreation Area in northern California. ...
| | State Forests | Boggs Mountain Demonstration • Ellen Pickett • Jackson Demonstration • Las Posadas • LaTour Demonstration • Mount Zion • Mountain Home Demonstration • Soquel Demonstration This is a list of California state forests. ...
Jackson Demonstration State Forest is a demonstration forest on the coast of Northern California owned and managed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. ...
| | National Wildlife Refuges | Antioch Dunes • Bitter Creek • Blue Ridge • Butte Sink • Castle Rock • Clear Lake • Coachella Valley • Colusa • Delevan • Don Edwards San Francisco Bay • Ellicott Slough • Farallon • Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes • Hopper Mountain • Humboldt Bay • Kern • Lower Klamath • Marin Islands • Merced • Modoc • Pixley • Sacramento • Sacramento River • Salinas River • San Diego Bay • San Diego • San Joaquin River • San Luis • San Pablo Bay • Seal Beach • Sonny Bono Salton Sea • Stone Lakes • Sutter • Tijuana Slough • Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. ...
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge is a US National Wildlife Refuge located in San Francisco Bay, California. ...
Farallon Islands, with border of Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge Southeast Farallon Islands (from nautical chart of 1957) View of research station at Marine Terrace, with Farallon Island Light above The Farallon Islands are a group of islands and rocks found in the Gulf of the Farallones, off the coast...
The Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is a wildlife preserve operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service located in the Klamath Basin along a portion of the southern Oregon and northern California border near Klamath Falls, Oregon. ...
The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex is part of the United States system of National Wildlife Refuges. ...
The Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge encompassing 911 acres located in the California coastal community of Seal Beach. ...
The Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife preserve operated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service located in the Klamath Basin in northern California near the Oregon border south of Klamath Falls, Oregon. ...
| | State Wildlife Areas | Wildlife Areas: Antelope Valley • Ash Creek • Bass Hill • Battle Creek • Big Lagoon • Big Sandy • Biscar • Butte Valley • Buttermilk Country • Cache Creek • Camp Cady • Cantara/Ney Springs • Cedar Roughs • Cinder Flats • Collins Eddy • Colusa Bypass • Coon Hollow • Cottonwood Creek • Crescent City Marsh • Crocker Meadows • Daugherty Hill • Decker Island • Doyle • Dutch Flat • Eastlker River • Eel River • Elk Creek Wetlands • Elk River • Fay Slough • Feather River • Fitzhugh Creek • Fremont Weir • Grass Lake • Gray Lodge • Green Creek • Grizzly Island • Hallelujah Junction • Heenan Lake • Hill Slough • Hollenbeck Canyon • Honey Lake • Hope Valley • Horseshoe Ranch • Imperial • Indian Valley • Kelso Peak and Old Dad Mountains • Kinsman Flat • Knoxville • Laguna • Lake Berryessa • Lake Earl • Lake Sonoma • Little Panoche Reservoir • Los Banos • Lower Sherman Island • Mad River Slough • Marble Mountains • Mendota • Merrill's Landing • Miner Slough • Monache Meadows • Morro Bay • Moss Landing • Mouth of Cottonwood Creek • Napa-Sonoma Marshes • North Grasslands • O'Neill Forebay • Oroville • Petaluma Marsh • Pickel Meadow • Pine Creek • Point Edith • Putah Creek • Rector Reservoir • Red Lake • Rhode Island • Sacramento River • San Felipe Valley • San Jacinto • San Luis Obispo • San Luis Reservoir • San Pablo Bay • Santa Rosa • Shasta Valley • Silver Creek • Slinkard/Little Antelope • Smithneck Creek • South Fork • Spenceville • Surprise Valley • Sutter Bypass • Tehama • Truckee River • Upper Butte Basin • Volta • Warner Valley • Waukell Creek • West Hilmar • Westlker River • White Slough • Willow Creek • Yolo Bypass
Ecological Reserves: Albany Mudflats • Alkali Sink • Allensworth • Atascadero Creek Marsh • Bair Island • Baldwin Lake • Batiquitos Lagoon • Blue Sky • Boden Canyon • Boggs Lake • Bolsa Chica • Bonny Doon • Buena Vista Lagoon • Butler Slough • Butte Creek Canyon • Butte Creek House • Buttonwillow • By Day Creek • Calhoun Cut • Canebrake • Carlsbad Highlands • Carmel Bay • Carrizo Canyon • Carrizo Plains • China Point • Clover Creek • Coachella Valley • Coal Canyon • Corte Madera Marsh • Crestridge • Dairy Mart Ponds • Dales Lake • Del Mar Landing • Elkhorn Slough • Estelle Mountain • Fall River Mills • Fish Slough • Fremont Valley • Goleta Slough • Indian Joe Spring • Kaweah • Kerman • King Clone • Laguna Laurel • Loch Lomond Vernal Pool • Lokern • Magnesia Spring • Marin Islands • Mattole River • McGinty Mountain • Morro Dunes • Morro Rock • Napa River • North Table Mountain • Oasis Spring • Panoche Hills • Peytonia Slough • Piute Creek • Pleasant Valley • Point Lobos • Rancho Jamul • Redwood Shores • River Springs Lakes • Saline Valley • San Dieguito Lagoon • San Elijo Lagoon • San Felipe Creek • San Joaquin River • Santa Rosa Plateau • Springville • Stone Corral • Sycamore Canyon • Sycuan Peak • Thomes Creek • Tomales Bay • Upper Newport Bay • Watsonville Slough • West Mojave Desert • Woodbridge • Yaudanchi
Marine Protected Areas: Abalone Cove • Agua Hedionda Lagoon • Albany Mudflats • Anacapa • Anacapa • Año Nuevo • Asilomar • Atascadero Beach • Bair Island • Batiquitos Lagoon • Big Creek • Big Creek • Big Sycamore Canyon • Bodega • Bolsa Chica • Buena Vista Lagoon • Cambria • Cardiff and San Elijo • Carmel Bay • Carmel Pinnacles • Carrington Point • Catalina Marine Science Center • Corte Madera Marsh • Crystal Cove • Dana Point • Del Mar Landing • Doheny • Doheny • Duxbury Reef • Edward F. Ricketts • Elkhorn Slough • Elkhorn Slough • Encinitas • Estero de Limantour • Fagan Marsh • Farallon Islands • Farnsworth Bank • Fort Ross • Gerstle Cove • Goleta Slough • Greyhound Rock • Gull Island • Harris Point • Heisler Park • Hopkins • Irvine Coast • James V. Fitzgerald • Judith Rock • Julia Pfeiffer Burns • La Jolla • Laguna Beach • Lovers Cove (Catalina Island) • Lovers Point • MacKerricher • Manchester and Arena Rock • Marin Islands • Mia J. Tegner • Moro Cojo Slough • Morro Bay • Morro Bay • Morro Beach • Natural Bridges • Niguel • Pacific Grove Marine Gardens • Painted Cave • Peytonia Slough • Piedras Blancas • Piedras Blancas • Pismo • Pismo-Oceano Beach • Point Buchon • Point Buchon • Point Cabrillo • Point Fermin • Point Lobos • Point Reyes Headlands • Point Sur • Point Sur • Portuguese Ledge • Punta Gorda • Redwood Shores • Refugio • Richardson Rock • Robert E. Badham • Robert W. Crown • Russian Gulch • Salt Point • San Diego-Scripps • San Dieguito Lagoon • San Elijo Lagoon • Santa Barbara Island • Scorpion • Skunk Point • Sonoma Coast • Soquel Canyon • South Laguna Beach • South Point • Tomales Bay • Upper Newport Bay • Van Damme • Vandenberg • White Rock (Cambria) The California Department of Fish and Game is one of fifteen Environment and Natural Resources Agencies in California. ...
The Spenceville Wildlife Area is an 11,448 acre wildlife preserve managed by the California Department of Fish and Game. ...
The Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve is one of 26 National Estuarine Research Reserves established nationwide as field laboratories for scientific research and estuarine education. ...
The Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve is one of 26 National Estuarine Research Reserves established nationwide as field laboratories for scientific research and estuarine education. ...
| National Landscape
Conservation System | National Monuments: California Coastal • Carrizo Plain • Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains
National Conservation Areas: California Desert • King Range
Wilderness Areas: Ansel Adams • Argus Range • Big Maria Mountains • Bigelow Cholla Garden • Bighorn Mountain • Black Mountain • Bright Star • Bristol Mountains • Cadiz Dunes • Caribou • Carrizo Gorge • Chemehuevi Mountains • Chimney Peak • Chuckwalla Mountains • Cleghorn Lakes • Clipper Mountain • Coso Range • Coyote Mountains • Darwin Falls • Dead Mountains • Domeland • El Paso Mountains • Fish Creek Mountains • Funeral Mountains • Golden Valley • Grass Valley • Hollow Hills • Ibex • Indian Pass • Inyo Mountains • Ishi • Jacumba • John Muir • Kelso Dunes • Kiavah • Kingston Range • Little Chuckwalla Mountains • Little Picacho • Machesna Mountain • Malpais Mesa • Manly Peak • Mecca Hills • Mesquite • Newberry Mountains • Nopah Range • North Algodones Dunes • North Mesquite Mountains • Old Woman Mountains • Orocopia Mountains • Otay Mountain • Owens Peak • Pahrump Valley • Palen/McCoy • Palo Verde Mountains • Picacho Peak • Piper Mountain • Piute Mountains • Red Buttes • Resting Spring Range • Rice Valley • Riverside Mountains • Rodman Mountains • Sacatar Trail • Saddle Peak Hills • San Gabriel • San Gorgonio • San Rafael • Santa Lucia • Santa Rosa • Sawtooth Mountains • Sheephole Valley • Siskiyou • South Nopah Range • Stateline • Stepladder Mountains • Surprise Canyon • Sylvania Mountains • Thousand Lakes • Trilobite • Trinity Alps • Turtle Mountains • Ventana • Whipple Mountains • Yollo Bolly-Middle Eel The National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) houses all of the designated special places on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), an agency of the U.S government. ...
California Costal National Monument is located in the U.S. state of California. ...
The Carrizo Plain is a large enclosed plain, approximately 50 miles (80 km) long and up to 15 miles (24 km) across, in eastern San Luis Obispo County, California, U.S. It contains the 180,000 acre (728 km²) Carrizo Plain National Monument, and is the largest single native grassland...
The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument is a National Monument in Southern California. ...
The King Range is a mountain range of northern coastal California. ...
The Ansel Adams Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Sierra Nevada of California,USA. The wilderness is part of the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. ...
Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness The Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness is found in the Mojave Desert in southeastern California in the United States. ...
The Darwin Falls Wilderness is a wilderness area and part of the National Wilderness Preservation System established by the California Desert Protection Act (Public Law 103-433) and managed by the Bureau of Land Management. ...
The El Paso Mountains Wilderness contains numerous reddish-colored buttes and dark, uplifted volcanic mesas dissected by narrow canyons. ...
Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness in springtime, with Mexican gold poppy The Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness is located about 25 miles west of Brawley, California and southeast of the Vallecito Mountains in the United States. ...
Typical terrain in the John Muir Wilderness The John Muir Wilderness is a wilderness area that extends along the crest of the Sierra Nevada of California, USA for approximately 100 miles (150 km), in the Inyo and Sierra National Forests. ...
The Little Picacho Wilderness is a a 38,170-acre (152. ...
The Algodones Dunes is a large erg (sand dune field) located in southeastern California near the border with Arizona and Baja California, Mexico. ...
Old Women Mountains Wilderness is a wilderness area located south of Essex, California. ...
The majority of the Owens Peak Wilderness is comprised of the rugged eastern face of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. ...
San Gorgonio Wilderness is the home of some great hiking, backpacking and several 10,000+ feet peaks, including the highest peak in Southern California - Mount San Gorgonio - 11,502 feet (3506 meters). ...
Location of the San Rafael Wilderness in Santa Barbara County, California. ...
The United States Congress designated the Siskiyou Wilderness in 1984 and it now has a total of 182,802 acres. ...
The Thousand Lakes Wilderness is located within the southern portion of the Cascade Range in northeastern California. ...
The Trinity Alps Wilderness is a 517,000 acre wilderness area located in northern California, roughly between Eureka and Redding. ...
The Ventana Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the Santa Lucia Mountains along the Central Coast of California. ...
| National Marine
Sanctuaries | Channel Islands • Cordell Bank • Gulf of the Farallones • Monterey Bay A U.S. National Marine Sanctuary is a protected marine ecosystem within U.S. waters. ...
The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is a reserve area off the Pacific coast of the United States, near California. ...
Map of Cordell Bank sanctuary Underwater topography of Cordell Bank showing seamount and nearby Farallon Islands Cordell Bank - Rosy Rockfish and Strawberry Anemones at 55. ...
The Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary is one of 13 marine sanctuaries in the U.S., found outside San Franciscos Golden Gate, and comprises part of the United Nations Golden Gate Biosphere Reserve . ...
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) is a Federally protected marine area offshore of Californias central coast. ...
| National Estuarine
Research Reserves | Elkhorn Slough • San Francisco Bay • Tijuana River The National Estuarine Research Reserve program of the United States government under the auspices of the National Marine Protected Areas Initiative. ...
The Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve is one of 26 National Estuarine Research Reserves established nationwide as field laboratories for scientific research and estuarine education. ...
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Natural Reserve System | Año Nuevo Island • Bodega Marine • Box Springs • Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center • Burns Piñon Ridge • Carpinteria Salt Marsh • Chickering American River • Coal Oil Point • Dawson Los Monos Canyon • Eagle Lake Field Station • Elliott Chaparral • Emerson Oaks • Fort Ord • Hastings • James San Jacinto Mountains • Jenny Pygmy Forest • Jepson Prairie • Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh • Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino • Landels-Hill Big Creek • McLaughlin • Motte Rimrock • Quail Ridge • Sagehen Creek Field Station • San Joaquin Freshwater Marsh • Santa Cruz Island • Scripps Coastal • Sedgwick • Stebbins Cold Canyon • Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains • Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center • Valentine Eastern Sierra • Younger Lagoon The The University of California natural reserve system is the largest and most diverse set of university-owned and operated reserves in the world. ...
Año Nuevo Island (Año Nuevo is Spanish for New Year) is a small island off Año Nuevo Point on the coast of Northern California. ...
The James Reserve is an ecological reserve and biological field station located in the San Jacinto Mountains in Riverside County, California, United States. ...
| Heritage registers: World Heritage Sites • World Network of Biosphere Reserves • National Register of Historic Places • National Historic Landmarks • National Natural Landmarks • California Historical Landmarks • California Points of Historical Interest • California Register of Historical Resources This is a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. ...
This is a list of Biosphere Reserves in the United States of America. ...
List of Registered Historic Places in California: This list is complete as of December 27, 2005 [1] Alameda Alameda City Hall Alameda Free Library Alameda High School Croll Building First Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Building Masonic Temple and Lodge Park Street Historic Commercial District St. ...
This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in California. ...
This is a list of National Natural Landmarks in the United States by state or territory: // Listed by state or territory in Alphabetical order. ...
This is a list of California Historical Landmarks. ...
California Points of Historical Interest are sites, buildings, features, or events that are of local (city or county) significance and have anthropological, cultural, military, political, architectural, economic, scientific or technical, religious, experimental, or other value. ...
The California Register of Historical Resources is a California state government program for use by state and local agencies, private groups and citizens to identify, evaluate, register and protect Californias historical resources. ...
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