Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley (/joʊˈsɛmɪtiː/ yoh-SEM-i-tee) is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California. The valley is about 7.5 miles (12 km) long and about 3000–3500 feet deep.
Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in North America, and is a big attraction especially in the spring when the water flow is at its peak.
The Valley is the main attraction in the park for the majority of visitors. Yosemite Valley is located on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains, 150 miles (240 km) due east of San Francisco.
Yosemite Valley Media
Sentinel Rock at sunset in winter
High resolution panoramic overview over Yosemite Valley photographed vom Glacier Point
Mosquito Fall, stereographic photo by Eadweard Muybridge, c. 1868–1873
Yosemite Falls and Half Dome in the winter
The Three Brothers formed from the El Capitan pluton
Half Dome from Washburn Point
Steller's Jay
Bridalveil Falls from Valley View, El Capitan on the left, Merced River in the foreground
The Mist Trail, as seen from the top of Vernal Falls
Other websites
- The Geologic Story of Yosemite Valley by N. King Huber (USGS, 1987) authoritative and up-to-date summary of Yosemite's geology
- Origin of Yosemite Valley, Chapter 4, "Glaciers of California", by Bill Guyton Archived 2009-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Historic Yosemite Indian Chiefs – with photos
- Daily updating time-lapse movies of Yosemite Valley
- Yosemite Extreme Panoramic Imaging Project aiming at stitching 10,000 high resolution images
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