Mariposa County

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Mariposa County is a rural county in central California best known as the gateway to much of Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Nevada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
county
borders Madera County
Merced County
Mono County
Stanislaus County
Tuolumne County
climate Mediterranean climate in lower elevations
alpine climate in higher elevations
containsPartOf Yosemite National Park
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeat Mariposa
governmentType county government
hasAttraction Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias
Wawona
Yosemite Valley
hasProtectedArea Sierra National Forest
surface form: Sierra National Forest (partial)

Stanislaus National Forest
surface form: Stanislaus National Forest (partial)
hasUnincorporatedCommunity Bootjack
Catheys Valley
Groveland
surface form: Coulterville

El Portal
Fish Camp
Mariposa
Midpines
Yosemite Valley
knownFor gateway to Yosemite National Park
locatedIn Sierra Nevada
surface form: Sierra Nevada region

United States West Coast region
Central California
surface form: central California
namedFor Mariposa Creek
Spanish word "mariposa" (butterfly)
observes Pacific Time Zone
surface form: Pacific Daylight Time

Pacific Time Zone
surface form: Pacific Standard Time
partOf California interior
Sierra Nevada
primaryEconomicSectors agriculture
outdoor recreation
tourism
regionType mountainous county
rural
seat Mariposa
state California, United States
surface form: California
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
transportationRole gateway to Sierra Nevada
gateway to Yosemite Valley via State Route 140
gateway to Yosemite via State Route 41 vicinity

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Tuolumne County borderedBy Mariposa County
Madera County borders Mariposa County
Yosemite Falls county Mariposa County
Mother Lode region extendsFrom Mariposa County
Merced River flowsThrough Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
Bootjack governingBody Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County government
El Portal governingBody Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County government
Fish Camp governingBody Mariposa County
subject surface form: Fish Camp, California
this entity surface form: Mariposa County government
Mariposa governingBody Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County government
Nevada Fall hasCounty Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
Bridalveil Fall locatedIn Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
El Capitan locatedIn Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
Emerald Pool locatedIn Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
Glacier Point locatedIn Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
Half Dome locatedIn Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
Liberty Cap locatedIn Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
Little Yosemite Valley locatedIn Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
Mist Trail locatedIn Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
Nevada Fall locatedIn Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
Stanislaus National Forest locatedIn Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
Tenaya Canyon locatedIn Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
Tunnel View locatedIn Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
Vernal Fall locatedIn Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
Yosemite National Park locatedIn Mariposa County
this entity surface form: Mariposa County, California
Southern Sierra Miwok traditionalRegion Mariposa County