Yosemite National Park By Madison McVetty
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• Region-west
• State- California
• Capital- Sacramento
• Latitude- 37.8333 N
• Longitude- 119.5000 W
• Half Dome 1. located in the southwest quadrant of the
park
2. Rises about 8,800 feet from valley floor
3. Made out of granite
• Lost Arrow Rock1. rises about 2,800 feet.
2. Made of granite.
3. Located at the heart of the park
• The Ahwahneechee Indians
1.Miwok tribe
2.Lived in Yosemite for more than 7,000 years
3.Grinding rocks from them have been found throughout the park.
• Upper Falls
1.2nd largest falls in North America.
2.Rises up to 2,425 feet.
3.One of the 10 highest waterfalls in North America.
• Lower Falls
1.Area scenic attraction in Yosemite National Park.
• Mountains
1.Lost Arrow Rock rises up to2,800 feet of granite.
2.Half Dome rises up to 8,852 feet of granite.
3.El Capitan
is a gigantic mass of unbroken granite.