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- State: California
- Established: 1890
- 17 waterfalls
- 800 Miles of hiking trails
- 1600 Miles of streams
- 95% is designated wilderness
- Got its name from Native Americans, meaning "grizzly bear"
- El Capitan is the largest granite monolith in the world at 3000 feet
- The Grizzly Giant, a giant sequoia, is about 2700 years old and stands 209 feet tall
- [http: //www.wunderground.com/US/CA/Yosemite_National_Park.html Weather]
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Yosemite National Park is a nationally monumented state park, located in California in the United States. The Yosemite valley was formed about 1 million years ago, when snow and ice accumulated, forming glaciers. The national park area is 761,266 acres or 1,189 square miles and stretches across the western mountains of Sierra Nevada. Elevations range from 2,000 to 13,114 feet.
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Sights and Attractions
Yosemite is a popular tourist attraction, boasting beautiful waterfalls, granite cliffs, steams, rivers and giant Sequoias. The park hosts more than 3.5 million visitors each year.-
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Yosemite National Park Questions
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What are your three favorite National Parks and why? 5 AnswersGrowing up in Colorado availed me of the opportunity to spend a considerable amount of time in several National Parks as well as on Bureau of Land Management (B... read more -
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How many national parks are in the usa? 3 AnswersNational park in the U.S. is composed of 391 areas. -quote- "The National Park System comprises 391 areas covering more than 84 million acres in every state (ex... read more -
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Yosemite National Park Outdoor Sports
- Fodor's: Yosemite Sports and Outdoors
Yosemite National Park Books
- Amazon.com: National Geographic Destination Map: Yosemite National Park
- Yosemite Library: Online Yosemite Books
- Bearclover.net: Yosemite Books
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Badger Pass, an alpine ski area within Yosemite National Park, is set to open its 75th season on December 18 http://fb.me/3kiTkZ5
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Badger Pass, an alpine ski area within Yosemite National Park, is set to open its 75th season on December 18 http://ping.fm/fPYku
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We are stopped at the infamous rest area where Men As Trees Walking broke down. On our way to Yosemite National Park for XTour Thanksgiving
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Had so much fun at Yosemite National park... Cant wait to go see the babe!
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