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    Little Yosemite Valley is a smaller glacial valley upstream in the Merced River drainage from the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park. The Merced...
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    Yosemite Valley (/joʊˈsɛməti/ yoh-SEM-ə-tee; Yosemite, Miwok for "killer") is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains...
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    Yosemite Valley (Yosemite, Miwok for "killer") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mariposa County, California, United States. It consists of the developed...
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    The Yosemite Valley Chapel was built in the Yosemite Valley of California in 1879. The wooden chapel was designed by San Francisco architect Charles Geddes...
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    Point is a viewpoint above Yosemite Valley in the U.S. state of California. It is located on the south wall of Yosemite Valley at an elevation of 7,214...
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    Half Dome (redirect from Yosemite Half Dome)
    Half Dome is a quartz monzonite batholith at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is a well-known rock formation...
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    downslope, cutting and sculpting the U-shaped Yosemite Valley. European American settlers first entered the valley in 1851. Other travelers entered earlier...
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    hot embers were spilled from the top of Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park to the valley 3,000 feet (900 m) below. From a distance it appeared as...
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    the tribe out of Yosemite. Accounts from the Mariposa Battalion, especially from Dr. Lafayette Bunnell, popularized Yosemite Valley as a scenic wonder...
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    drop. Trails from the valley floor and down from other park areas outside the valley lead to both the top and base of Upper Yosemite Fall. The upper fall...
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    Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, often referred to informally within the Park as "The Lodge" is located in western Yosemite Village, Yosemite National Park...
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    of 4000 ft (1200 m) on the north side of the Yosemite Valley, close to base of granite cliffs near Yosemite Falls. Nearby boulders have long been used for...
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    The exposed geology of the Yosemite area includes primarily granitic rocks with some older metamorphic rock. The first rocks were laid down in Precambrian...
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  • Thumbnail for 1996 Yosemite Valley landslide
    The 1996 Yosemite Valley landslide occurred on July 10, 1996, near the Happy Isles trailhead in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County...
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    traditionally lived in the Yosemite Valley and still live in the surrounding area. They are the seven tribes of Yosemite Miwok, Northern Paiute, Kucadikadi...
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    John Muir (redirect from The Yosemite)
    Nevada, have been read by millions. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley and Sequoia National Park, and his example has served as an inspiration...
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    Nevada Fall (category Waterfalls of Yosemite National Park)
    Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California. It is located below the granite dome, Liberty Cap, at the west end of Little Yosemite Valley. The waterfall...
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  • Lembert Dome Vogelsang Pass Yosemite Valley itself contains many views See Granite Domes of Yosemite National Park "Hiking". Yosemite National Park. U.S. National...
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    El Capitan (category Rock formations of Yosemite National Park)
    "the Chief") is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end. The granite monolith is...
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    is the primary commercial airport for the San Joaquin Valley and three national parks: Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon. It offers scheduled passenger...
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    Ahwahnee is a grand hotel in Yosemite National Park, California, on the floor of Yosemite Valley. It was built by the Yosemite Park and Curry Company and...
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    Mist Trail (category Yosemite National Park)
    short hikes in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. The steep hike follows the Merced River, starting at Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley, past Vernal...
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    Clouds Rest (category Mountains of Yosemite National Park)
    Road or a 13-mile (21 km) trail hike from Happy Isles by way of Little Yosemite Valley. There are also several technical routes available. Clouds Rest...
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    Liberty Cap (California) (category Granite domes of Yosemite National Park)
    granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California, United States which lies at the extreme northwestern margin of Little Yosemite Valley. It lies adjacent...
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    Merced River (category Rivers of Yosemite National Park)
    the Lost Valley of the Merced, and then spills over a granite cliff into Little Yosemite Valley, named for its resemblance to Yosemite Valley downstream...
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  • Thumbnail for List of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park
    feet (23 m): 179  Wildcat Falls 630 feet (190 m) Yosemite Falls 2,425 feet (739 m) "Yosemite Valley waterfall list". World-of-waterfalls.com. Retrieved...
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    The Yosemite Valley Railroad (YVRR) was a short-line railroad that operated in California from 1907 to 1945, providing a new mode of travel and tourism...
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    the last remnant of a large glacial lake that once filled most of Yosemite Valley at the end of the last Ice Age, and is close to disappearing due to...
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    the Yosemite Valley in California. The waterfall is 188 metres (617 ft) in height and flows year round. The glaciers that carved Yosemite Valley left...
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  • Thumbnail for Mariposa-Yosemite Airport
    Mariposa-Yosemite Airport (IATA: RMY, ICAO: KMPI, FAA LID: MPI, formerly O68) is a public airport located four miles (6 km) west of the central business...
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