Yosemite Valley

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geographical feature glacial valley tourist destination valley

Yosemite Valley is a famous glacial valley in California’s Sierra Nevada, renowned for its towering granite cliffs, waterfalls, and central role as the scenic heart of Yosemite National Park.

Observed surface forms (13)

Surface form Occurrences
Yosemite Valley floor 7
Yosemite Valley area 2
Merced River canyon 1
The Yosemite 1
Yosemite Valley (unincorporated community) 1
Yosemite Valley (upper portion) 1
Yosemite Valley cliff system 1
Yosemite Valley climbing area 1
Yosemite Valley day-use area 1
Yosemite Valley floor (partially) 1

Statements (67)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature ⓘ
glacial valley ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
valley ⓘ
annualVisitors millions of visitors per year ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
elevation approximately 1200 meters ⓘ
formedBy glacial erosion ⓘ
governedBy National Park Service ⓘ
hasCampground Lower Pines Campground ⓘ
North Pines Campground ⓘ
Upper Pines Campground ⓘ
hasCliff Cathedral Rocks ⓘ
El Capitan ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Half Dome ⓘ
hasLodging The Ahwahnee ⓘ
Yosemite Valley Lodge ⓘ
hasMeadow Cook’s Meadow ⓘ
El Capitan Meadow ⓘ
hasRoad Big Oak Flat Road ⓘ
Northside Drive ⓘ
Southside Drive ⓘ
Wawona Road ⓘ
hasTrailhead Four Mile Trail ⓘ
John Muir Trail ⓘ
Mist Trail ⓘ
Yosemite Falls Trail ⓘ
hasViewpoint Glacier Point ⓘ
Tunnel View ⓘ
hasVillage Yosemite Village ⓘ
hasWaterfall Bridalveil Fall ⓘ
Ribbon Fall ⓘ
surface form: Horsetail Fall

Nevada Fall ⓘ
Ribbon Fall ⓘ
Vernal Fall ⓘ
Yosemite Falls ⓘ
knownFor Bridalveil Fall ⓘ
El Capitan ⓘ
Half Dome ⓘ
Merced River ⓘ
Yosemite Falls ⓘ
granite cliffs ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
scenic landscapes ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
length approximately 11 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Sierra Nevada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

Yosemite National Park ⓘ
majorAccessTown El Portal ⓘ
Mariposa ⓘ
notableFor U-shaped cross-section ⓘ
sheer granite walls ⓘ
partOf Yosemite National Park ⓘ
popularActivity camping ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus part of a U.S. national park ⓘ
region Sierra Nevada ⓘ
surface form: Central Sierra Nevada
stateProtectedArea California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
traversedBy Merced River ⓘ
UNESCOStatus part of Yosemite National Park World Heritage Site ⓘ
width approximately 1.6 kilometers ⓘ

Referenced by (74)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tunnel View → overlooks → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
Vernal Fall Footbridge → parkEntranceArea → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
Bridalveil Fall → partOf → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yosemite Valley granite cliffs
Cook’s Meadow → partOf → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yosemite Valley floor
El Capitan → partOf → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
Happy Isles → partOf → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
Swinging Bridge area → partOf → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yosemite Valley day-use area
Tunnel View → partOf → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
Yosemite Falls → partOf → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
John Muir → placeOfActivity → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yosemite Valley, California
Albert Bierstadt → primarySubject → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
John Muir Trail → startLocation → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
Four Mile Trail → terminusLower → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yosemite Valley floor
Little Yosemite Valley → upstreamFrom → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
Tunnel View → viewIncludes → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yosemite Valley floor
Snake Dike → viewOf → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
Yosemite Falls → viewpoint → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yosemite Village area
Liberty Cap → viewpointFor → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
The Captain → visibleFrom → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
Albert Bierstadt → visited → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
Silver Apron → withinValley → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
Vernal Fall → withinValley → Yosemite Valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Merced River canyon