Tuolumne Meadows

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subalpine meadow valley

Tuolumne Meadows is a high-elevation subalpine meadow in California’s Sierra Nevada, renowned for its expansive grasslands, granite domes, and access to popular hiking and climbing routes.

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Surface form Occurrences
Tuolumne River headwaters areas 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf subalpine meadow ⓘ
valley ⓘ
accessibleVia California State Route 120 ⓘ
Tioga Road corridor ⓘ
surface form: Tioga Road
climateZone subalpine ⓘ
elevation approximately 2600 meters ⓘ
approximately 8600 feet ⓘ
geologicalOrigin Pleistocene glaciation ⓘ
hasFacility Tuolumne Meadows Campground ⓘ
Tuolumne Meadows Grill ⓘ
Tuolumne Meadows Store ⓘ
Tuolumne Meadows Visitor Center ⓘ
hydrology drained by the Tuolumne River ⓘ
knownFor access to Sierra Nevada backcountry ⓘ
alpine wildflowers in summer ⓘ
high-elevation scenery ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Tuolumne County ⓘ
surface form: Tuolumne County, California

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

Yosemite National Park ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
namedAfter Tuolumne River ⓘ
near Cathedral Peak ⓘ
Fairview Dome ⓘ
Cathedral Rocks ⓘ
surface form: Lembert Dome

Mount Dana ⓘ
Mount Lyell ⓘ
partOf upper Tuolumne River watershed ⓘ
popularFor backpacking ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
mountain photography ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
seasonalAccess typically open late spring through fall ⓘ
terrainFeature expansive grasslands ⓘ
glacially carved valley floor ⓘ
granite domes ⓘ
trailheadFor Cathedral Lakes Trail ⓘ
Glen Aulin Trail ⓘ
John Muir Trail ⓘ
Lyell Canyon ⓘ
Pacific Crest Trail ⓘ
vegetationType lodgepole pine forest patches ⓘ
subalpine meadow vegetation ⓘ
waterFeature Tuolumne River meanders ⓘ
seasonal streams ⓘ
withinProtectedArea Yosemite Wilderness vicinity ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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Tioga Pass → accesses → Tuolumne Meadows ⓘ
Yosemite National Park → contains → Tuolumne Meadows ⓘ
Yosemite Wilderness → contains → Tuolumne Meadows ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tuolumne River headwaters areas
Tuolumne River → flowsThrough → Tuolumne Meadows ⓘ
Tuolumne River → hasPart → Tuolumne Meadows ⓘ
Dana Meadows → near → Tuolumne Meadows ⓘ