Yosemite National Park

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World Heritage Site national park protected area

Yosemite National Park is a renowned U.S. national park in the Sierra Nevada mountains, famous for its dramatic granite cliffs, waterfalls, giant sequoias, and diverse wilderness.

Aliases (11)

Yosemite National Park (eastern portion) ×2
Yosemite area ×2
Wawona area of Yosemite ×1
Yosemite ×1
Yosemite National Park (eastern entrances) ×1
Yosemite National Park South Entrance area ×1
Yosemite National Park region ×1
Yosemite National Park trail system ×1
Yosemite National Park viewpoints ×1
Yosemite Valley ×1
Yosemite region ×1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World Heritage Site → national park → protected area →
annualVisitors	over 3 million →
area	about 1169 square miles → about 3027 square kilometers →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
contains	Bridalveil Fall → El Capitan → Glacier Point → Half Dome → Mariposa Grove → Nevada Fall → Tuolumne Meadows → Vernal Fall → Yosemite Falls → Yosemite Valley →
continent	North America →
country	United States of America →
established	October 1, 1890 →
famousClimbingArea	El Capitan → Half Dome →
highestElevation	about 3997 meters →
highestPoint	Mount Lyell →
IUCNCategory	II →
knownFor	biodiversity → giant sequoias → glacial valleys → granite cliffs → waterfalls →
locatedIn	California → Madera County → Mariposa County → Sierra Nevada → Tuolumne County →
lowestElevation	about 648 meters →
managedBy	National Park Service →
namedAfter	Yosemite Valley →
nearestCity	Fresno → Merced →
notableSpecies	Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep → black bear → mule deer →
notableTreeSpecies	Douglas fir → giant sequoia → ponderosa pine →
originalInhabitants	Ahwahneechee people → Southern Sierra Miwok →
partOf	U.S. National Park System →
primaryEcosystem	alpine zone → montane forest → subalpine forest →
recreationalActivity	backpacking → camping → hiking → photography → rock climbing →
river	Merced River → Tuolumne River →
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear	1984 →

Referenced by (162)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bridalveil Creek → Bridalveil Fall → Cathedral Rocks → Cook’s Meadow → Dana Meadows → El Capitan → El Portal ("Yosemite area") → Emerald Pool → Four Mile Trail → Freerider → Glacier Point → Half Dome → Happy Isles → Liberty Cap → Little Yosemite Valley → Lower Yosemite Fall Trail → Lurking Fear → Lyell Glacier → Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias → Merced River → Middle Cascades → Mist Trail → Mist Trail and John Muir Trail to Sub Dome → Mount Dana → Mount Lyell → Nevada Fall → Nevada Fall Footbridge → Panorama Trail → Pohono Trail → Regular Northwest Face → Salathé Wall → Silver Apron → Snake Dike → Swinging Bridge area → Tenaya Canyon → The Captain → The Dawn Wall → The Nose → Tunnel View → Tuolumne Meadows → Vernal Fall → Vernal Fall Footbridge → Wawona → Wawona Road → Yosemite Falls → Yosemite Falls Trail → Yosemite Valley → Yosemite Wilderness → Zodiac →	locatedIn
Cathedral Rocks → Cook’s Meadow → Dana Meadows → Little Yosemite Valley → Lower Yosemite Fall Trail → Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias → Middle Cascades → Tenaya Canyon → Tioga Pass → Wawona → Yosemite Falls →	withinProtectedArea
Bootjack → Coarsegold → Groveland, California → Madera County → Merced → Midpines → Oakhurst →	isGatewayTo
Devils Postpile National Monument → Fish Camp, California → Oakhurst → Rim Fire 2013 (affected area) → Tioga Lake → Tioga Mine →	locatedNear
California → Eastern California ("Yosemite National Park (eastern portion)") → Mono County ("Yosemite National Park (eastern portion)") → Sierra Nevada ("Yosemite Valley") → western United States →	contains
Glacier Point ("Yosemite National Park viewpoints") → Pohono Trail ("Yosemite National Park trail system") → Tioga Pass → Wawona ("Yosemite National Park South Entrance area") → Yosemite Valley →	partOf
Catheys Valley → Groveland, California → Mariposa → Twain Harte →	near
California State Route 120 → John Muir Trail → Pacific Crest Trail → Pacific Crest Trail →	passesThrough
Ansel Adams Wilderness → Inyo National Forest → Mono County, California →	adjacentTo
My First Summer in the Sierra → The Mountains of California → Wayne Merry →	associatedWith
Madera County → Mariposa County → Tuolumne County →	containsPartOf
Bass Lake → Bootjack → Oakhurst →	hasNearbyAttraction
Bridalveil Creek → Emerald Pool → Vernal Fall →	locatedInProtectedArea
My First Summer in the Sierra ("Yosemite region") → Our National Parks →	describes
Bridalveil Creek → Tuolumne River →	flowsThrough
Half Dome → Pohono Trail →	inProtectedArea
Bridalveil Fall → Freerider →	nationalPark
Liberty Cap → Regular Northwest Face →	park
California State Route 120 → District 9 ("Yosemite National Park (eastern entrances)") →	providesAccessTo
Lynn Hill →	associatedWithPlace
Sierra National Forest →	borderedBy
Stanislaus National Forest →	borders
Wayne Merry →	climbedIn
State Route 41 (California) →	connects
Laurance Rockefeller →	donatedTo
Tuolumne County →	hasAttraction
Northern California →	hasLandmark
California →	hasNationalPark
Tioga Lake →	hasNearbyProtectedArea
United States National Park System →	hasPart
Sierra Nevada →	hasProtectedArea
Yosemite area tourism region →	includes
Panorama Trail →	insideProtectedArea
El Portal →	isGatewayCommunityFor
Mount Lyell →	isHighestPointOf
The Captain →	isIconOf
Fresno Yosemite International Airport →	isNamedAfter
Bootjack →	isNear
Mount Lyell →	isOnBoundaryOf
Fresno Yosemite International Airport →	isPrimaryGatewayTo
Mount Dana →	isSecondHighestPeakIn
Wawona Road →	isWithinProtectedArea
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California →	jurisdictionAreaIncludes
Sierra Nevada →	knownFor
Tioga Lake →	locatedEastOf
Fish Camp, California →	locatedSouthOf
I Love You, California ("Yosemite") →	mentions
Wawona Road ("Wawona area of Yosemite") →	namedAfter
Fresno →	nearbyNationalPark
El Portal →	nearbyProtectedArea
Bass Lake →	nearestNationalPark
Mono Basin →	nearNationalPark
Merced →	nearProtectedArea
El Capitan →	protectedArea
giant sequoia →	protectedIn
Fish Camp, California ("Yosemite area") →	region
Fresno Yosemite International Airport ("Yosemite National Park region") →	serves
El Portal →	servesAsGatewayTo
Free Solo →	setting
State Route 41 (California) →	terminusNorth
El Capitan →	touristAttraction
The Captain →	touristAttractionIn
Nevada Fall →	withinNationalPark