Tenaya Canyon
E38479
Tenaya Canyon is a dramatic glacially carved gorge in Yosemite National Park, known for its steep granite walls, rugged terrain, and challenging backcountry routes between Tenaya Lake and Yosemite Valley.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canyon
ⓘ
glacially carved gorge ⓘ |
| accessFrom |
Mirror Lake area
ⓘ
Tenaya Lake ⓘ Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Clouds Rest
ⓘ
Mount Watkins ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| drainage | Tenaya Creek ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
montane forest
ⓘ
subalpine forest ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | glacial erosion ⓘ |
| hasEndPoint | Yosemite Valley ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
glacial polish
ⓘ
granite slabs ⓘ potholes ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ steep granite walls ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ |
| hasStartPoint | Tenaya Lake ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Clouds Rest
ⓘ
Half Dome ⓘ Mount Watkins ⓘ |
| hazard |
rockfall
ⓘ
steep slabs ⓘ water hazards ⓘ |
| hydrology | seasonal high flows from snowmelt ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging backcountry routes
ⓘ
off‑trail travel ⓘ technical scrambling ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mariposa County
ⓘ
surface form:
Mariposa County, California
Sierra Nevada ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada (California)
Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Chief Tenaya
ⓘ
Chief Tenaya ⓘ
surface form:
Tenaya (Yosemite Indian leader)
|
| notableSection |
lower Tenaya Canyon near Mirror Lake
ⓘ
upper Tenaya Canyon near Tenaya Lake ⓘ |
| parkManagement |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| partOf | Yosemite Wilderness ⓘ |
| recreation |
backpacking
ⓘ
canyoneering ⓘ scrambling ⓘ technical hiking ⓘ |
| safetyAdvisory | recommended only for experienced backcountry travelers ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| tributaryOf | Merced River ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
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