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data-file-height="3024" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The <a href="/wiki/Tioga_Pass_Entrance_Station" title="Tioga Pass Entrance Station">Tioga Pass Entrance Station</a> to <a href="/wiki/Yosemite_National_Park" title="Yosemite National Park">Yosemite National Park</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Summit_(topography)" class="mw-redirect" title="Summit (topography)">Elevation</a></th><td class="infobox-data">9,945 ft (3,031 m)<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Traversed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/California_120.svg/27px-California_120.svg.png" decoding="async" width="27" height="24" class="mw-file-element" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location in <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Tioga Pass</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Mountain_pass" title="Mountain pass">mountain pass</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Sierra_Nevada" title="Sierra Nevada">Sierra Nevada mountain range</a> of <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>. <a href="/wiki/State_Route_120_(California)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Route 120 (California)">State Route 120</a> runs through it, and serves as the eastern entry point for <a href="/wiki/Yosemite_National_Park" title="Yosemite National Park">Yosemite National Park</a>, at the <a href="/wiki/Tioga_Pass_Entrance_Station" title="Tioga Pass Entrance Station">Tioga Pass Entrance Station</a>. It is the highest elevation highway pass in California and in the Sierra Nevada at an elevation of 9,945 ft (3,031 m).<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mount_Dana" title="Mount Dana">Mount Dana</a> is to the east of the pass, and <a href="/wiki/Gaylor_Peak" title="Gaylor Peak">Gaylor Peak</a> to the west. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tioga_Pass&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Tioga Pass is named after Tioga Mine, whose name came from the <a href="/wiki/Tioga_River_(Chemung_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tioga River (Chemung River)">Tioga River</a> in New York: <i>Tioga</i> is an <a href="/wiki/Iroquois" title="Iroquois">Iroquois</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mohawk_language" title="Mohawk language">Mohawk</a> term meaning "where it forks".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tioga_Pass&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This pass, like many other passes in the Sierra Nevada, has a gradual approach from the west and drops off to the east dramatically, losing more than 3,000 ft (910 m) by the time the road reaches <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_395_(California)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 395 (California)">U.S. Route 395</a>. </p><p>The pass is subject to winter closure due to high snowfall, normally from around the end of October until the end of May the following year, though these dates are subject to considerable variation. In heavy snow years, the road has closed in early October, and has remained closed as late as late July. In light snow years, the road may remain open until December and open as early as April.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tioga Pass is the most direct route from <a href="/wiki/Bishop,_California" title="Bishop, California">Bishop</a> or <a href="/wiki/Mammoth_Lakes,_California" title="Mammoth Lakes, California">Mammoth Lakes, California</a> to <a href="/wiki/Fresno,_California" title="Fresno, California">Fresno</a>, <a href="/wiki/Merced,_California" title="Merced, California">Merced</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Stockton,_California" title="Stockton, California">Stockton</a>. There are four highway passes to the north, between <a href="/wiki/Yosemite" class="mw-redirect" title="Yosemite">Yosemite</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lake_Tahoe" title="Lake Tahoe">Lake Tahoe</a>, but none to the south for about 200 mi (320 km), until <a href="/wiki/Sherman_Pass_(California)" title="Sherman Pass (California)">Sherman Pass</a> in southern <a href="/wiki/Tulare_County,_California" title="Tulare County, California">Tulare County</a>. </p><p>The pass is on the <a href="/wiki/Great_Basin_Divide" title="Great Basin Divide">Great Basin Divide</a>, which demarcates the <a href="/wiki/Great_Basin" title="Great Basin">Great Basin</a>, which is the largest contiguous area of <a href="/wiki/Endorheic_basin" title="Endorheic basin">endorheic basins</a> in North America. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recreation">Recreation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tioga_Pass&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are several trailheads into the Yosemite backcountry which begin at Tioga Pass, including the trail to the <a href="/wiki/Gaylor_Lakes" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaylor Lakes">Gaylor Lakes</a> to the west/northwest, and the trail to the summit of Mount Dana. <a href="/wiki/Dana_Meadows_(California)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dana Meadows (California)">Dana Meadows</a> is immediately south of the pass alongside the highway, as the pass itself is roughly angled north–south as opposed to east–west. Dana Meadows contains several small lakes. </p><p>A popular recreation and camping area exists just north of the summit of the pass at <a href="/wiki/Tioga_Lake" title="Tioga Lake">Tioga Lake</a>. It is in the <a href="/wiki/Inyo_National_Forest" title="Inyo National Forest">Inyo National Forest</a>. </p><p>Less than 7 miles to the southwest of the pass, inside Yosemite National Park, is <a href="/wiki/Tuolumne_Meadows" title="Tuolumne Meadows">Tuolumne Meadows</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Crest_Trail" title="Pacific Crest Trail">Pacific Crest Trail</a> passes through, and it crosses the highway here. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tioga_Pass&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although Tioga Pass doesn't have its own weather station, Ellery Lake, which is about 6 miles west does have a station that gives the expected climate found in Tioga Pass as well. The climate type for Tioga Pass is subarctic. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Ellery Lake, California (1981–2010) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFA144; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65<br />(18) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66<br />(19) </td> <td style="background: #FFA144; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64<br />(18) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75<br />(24) </td> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72<br />(22) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">78<br />(26) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84<br />(29) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79<br />(26) </td> <td style="background: #FF8D1B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70<br />(21) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67<br />(19) </td> <td style="background: #FFA852; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63<br />(17) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">84<br />(29) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53<br />(12) </td> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53<br />(12) </td> <td style="background: #FFC489; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55<br />(13) </td> <td style="background: #FFB66E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">59<br />(15) </td> <td style="background: #FFA852; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63<br />(17) </td> <td style="background: #FF8D1B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">70<br />(21) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75<br />(24) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75<br />(24) </td> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71<br />(22) </td> <td style="background: #FFA852; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63<br />(17) </td> <td style="background: #FFC489; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56<br />(13) </td> <td style="background: #FFCB97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54<br />(12) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">76<br />(24) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.2<br />(1.2) </td> <td style="background: #EEEEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.6<br />(1.4) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.0<br />(3.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFF2E6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.4<br />(6.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFDBB8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.3<br />(9.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC7A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.4<br />(14.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9932; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.7<br />(19.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B38; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.1<br />(18.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFB56C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">59.2<br />(15.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFDBB7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.4<br />(9.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFCF9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40.9<br />(4.9) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.9<br />(2.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE0C2; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">48.0<br />(8.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #C8C8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.0<br />(−5.6) </td> <td style="background: #C9C9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.1<br />(−5.5) </td> <td style="background: #D4D4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.1<br />(−3.3) </td> <td style="background: #E2E2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.6<br />(−0.8) </td> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.1<br />(2.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFECD9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.0<br />(7.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFC993; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.1<br />(12.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFCF9F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.5<br />(11.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFE5CC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.8<br />(8.2) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38.1<br />(3.4) </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.9<br />(−1.2) </td> <td style="background: #D0D0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.5<br />(−4.2) </td> <td style="background: #F2F2FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">35.7<br />(2.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #A4A4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10.0<br />(−12.2) </td> <td style="background: #A3A3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.7<br />(−12.4) </td> <td style="background: #ADADFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.0<br />(−10.6) </td> <td style="background: #BCBCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17.9<br />(−7.8) </td> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.9<br />(−3.9) </td> <td style="background: #E8E8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.6<br />(0.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFF9F3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.5<br />(5.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFCF9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40.8<br />(4.9) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.4<br />(1.3) </td> <td style="background: #D7D7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.8<br />(−2.9) </td> <td style="background: #BFBFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18.9<br />(−7.3) </td> <td style="background: #AEAEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13.2<br />(−10.4) </td> <td style="background: #CDCDFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">23.6<br />(−4.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #6F6FFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−7<br />(−22) </td> <td style="background: #7575FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−6<br />(−21) </td> <td style="background: #7A7AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4<br />(−20) </td> <td style="background: #8A8AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2<br />(−17) </td> <td style="background: #ABABFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">13<br />(−11) </td> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21<br />(−6) </td> <td style="background: #ECECFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33<br />(1) </td> <td style="background: #E6E6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32<br />(0) </td> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25<br />(−4) </td> <td style="background: #B0B0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">14<br />(−10) </td> <td style="background: #9090FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4<br />(−16) </td> <td style="background: #7A7AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4<br />(−20) </td> <td style="background: #6565FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−12<br />(−24) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #3A3AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−25<br />(−32) </td> <td style="background: #4A4AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−20<br />(−29) </td> <td style="background: #5555FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−16<br />(−27) </td> <td style="background: #6A6AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−10<br />(−23) </td> <td style="background: #7A7AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−4<br />(−20) </td> <td style="background: #A5A5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">10<br />(−12) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26<br />(−3) </td> <td style="background: #D1D1FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24<br />(−4) </td> <td style="background: #ABABFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12<br />(−11) </td> <td style="background: #9090FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4<br />(−16) </td> <td style="background: #6A6AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−10<br />(−23) </td> <td style="background: #4A4AFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−20<br />(−29) </td> <td style="background: #3A3AFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−25<br />(−32) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #5EFF5E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.26<br />(108) </td> <td style="background: #59FF59; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.97<br />(101) </td> <td style="background: #89FF89; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.11<br />(79) </td> <td style="background: #B8FFB8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.81<br />(46) </td> <td style="background: #D5FFD5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.09<br />(28) </td> <td style="background: #E3FFE3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.71<br />(18) </td> <td style="background: #E2FFE2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.75<br />(19) </td> <td style="background: #E5FFE5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.67<br />(17) </td> <td style="background: #E3FFE3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.72<br />(18) </td> <td style="background: #C9FFC9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.40<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #91FF91; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.81<br />(71) </td> <td style="background: #6CFF6C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.87<br />(98) </td> <td style="background: #AEFFAE; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">25.17<br />(639) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average snowfall inches (cm) </th> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">37.8<br />(96) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">43.8<br />(111) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">35.4<br />(90) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">31.6<br />(80) </td> <td style="background: #1F1FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">6.1<br />(15) </td> <td style="background: #9C9CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.5<br />(6.4) </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.4<br />(1.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.0<br />(0.0) </td> <td style="background: #E0E0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">0.8<br />(2.0) </td> <td style="background: #0000E2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">7.5<br />(19) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17.3<br />(44) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">40.9<br />(104) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">224.1<br />(568.4) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: WRCC <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Wildlife">Wildlife</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tioga_Pass&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Wildlife"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some of the wildlife in the area include birds of prey, <a href="/wiki/Marmot" title="Marmot">marmots</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobcat" title="Bobcat">bobcats</a>, and occasionally <a href="/wiki/Bighorn_sheep" title="Bighorn sheep">bighorn sheep</a> can be seen. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tioga_Pass&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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</div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;"><a href="/wiki/Yosemite_Valley" title="Yosemite Valley">Valley</a><br />attractions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Half_Dome" title="Half Dome">Half Dome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yosemite_Falls" title="Yosemite Falls">Yosemite Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Capitan" title="El Capitan">El Capitan</a> <ul><li>Films: <a href="/wiki/El_Capitan_(film)" title="El Capitan (film)"><i>El Capitan</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dawn_Wall" title="The Dawn Wall">The Dawn Wall</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Free_Solo" title="Free Solo">Free Solo</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/To_the_Limit_(2007_film)" title="To the Limit (2007 film)"><i>To the Limit</i></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridalveil_Fall" title="Bridalveil 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style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Halfdome_glacier_point_aug_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Half Dome" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Halfdome_glacier_point_aug_2008.jpg/80px-Halfdome_glacier_point_aug_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Halfdome_glacier_point_aug_2008.jpg/120px-Halfdome_glacier_point_aug_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Halfdome_glacier_point_aug_2008.jpg/160px-Halfdome_glacier_point_aug_2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="893" data-file-height="596" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Yosemite_destinations#Hiking_trails" title="List of Yosemite destinations">Hiking<br />trails</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Muir_Trail" title="John Muir Trail">John Muir Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mist_Trail" title="Mist Trail">Mist Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panorama_Trail" title="Panorama Trail">Panorama Trail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McGurk_Meadow" title="McGurk Meadow">McGurk Meadow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ostrander_Lake" title="Ostrander Lake">Ostrander Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taft_Point" title="Taft Point">Taft Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sentinel_Dome" title="Sentinel Dome">Sentinel Dome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alder_Creek_(Mariposa_County,_California)" title="Alder Creek (Mariposa County, California)">Alder Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariposa_Grove" title="Mariposa Grove">Mariposa Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wapama_Falls" title="Wapama Falls">Wapama Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lembert_Dome" title="Lembert Dome">Lembert Dome</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;">Rock <br />climbs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/North_face_(Fairview_Dome)" title="North face (Fairview Dome)">Fairview Dome, North Face</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Regular_Northwest_Face_of_Half_Dome" title="Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome">Half Dome, Northwest Face</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Arrow_Spire" title="Lost Arrow Spire">Lost Arrow Spire</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_Arrow_Spire_Tip" class="mw-redirect" title="Lost Arrow Spire Tip">Lost Arrow Spire Tip</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Midnight_Lightning_(climb)" title="Midnight Lightning (climb)"> Midnight Lightning</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Royal_Arches_Route" title="Royal Arches Route">Royal Arches Route</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Salath%C3%A9_Wall" title="Salathé Wall">Salathé Wall (El Capitan)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Steck-Salath%C3%A9_Route" title="Steck-Salathé Route">Steck-Salathé Route (Sentinel Rock)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Separate_Reality_(climb)" title="Separate Reality (climb)">Separate Reality</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Nose_(El_Capitan)" title="The Nose (El Capitan)">The Nose (El Capitan)</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Muir" title="John Muir">John Muir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Mather" title="Stephen Mather">Stephen T. Mather</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galen_Clark" title="Galen Clark">Galen Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelton_Johnson" title="Shelton Johnson">Shelton Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Soldier#Park_Rangers" title="Buffalo Soldier">Buffalo Soldiers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Tenaya" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Tenaya">Chief Tenaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahwahnechee_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Ahwahnechee people">Ahwahnechee people</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;">Lodging<br />and camping</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yosemite_Valley_Lodge" class="mw-redirect" title="Yosemite Valley Lodge">Yosemite Lodge at the Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahwahnee_Hotel" title="Ahwahnee Hotel">The Ahwahnee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curry_Village,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Curry Village, California">Camp Curry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wawona_Hotel" title="Wawona Hotel">Wawona Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Housekeeping_Camp" title="Housekeeping Camp">Housekeeping Camp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Aulin_High_Sierra_Camp" class="mw-redirect" title="Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp">High Sierra Camps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_4_(Yosemite)" title="Camp 4 (Yosemite)">Camp 4</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;">Natural disasters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1938_Yosemite_TWA_crash" class="mw-redirect" title="1938 Yosemite TWA crash">1938 Yosemite TWA crash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Yosemite_Valley_landslide" title="1996 Yosemite Valley landslide">1996 Yosemite Valley landslide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Merced_River_flood" title="1997 Merced River flood">1997 Merced River flood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rim_Fire" title="Rim Fire">2013 Rim Wildfire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washburn_Fire" title="Washburn Fire">2022 Washburn Wildfire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;">Transportation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Nearby airports <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fresno_Yosemite_International_Airport" title="Fresno Yosemite International Airport">FAT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariposa-Yosemite_Airport" title="Mariposa-Yosemite Airport">RMY</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammoth_Yosemite_Airport" title="Mammoth Yosemite Airport">MMH</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yosemite_Area_Regional_Transportation_System" title="Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System">YARTS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_State_Route_140" title="California State Route 140">Route 140</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_State_Route_41" title="California State Route 41">Route 41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/California_State_Route_120" title="California State Route 120">Route 120</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;">Nearby<br />municipalities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Foresta,_California" title="Foresta, California">Foresta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Portal,_California" title="El Portal, California">El Portal & Arch Rock Entrance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yosemite_West,_California" title="Yosemite West, California">Yosemite West</a> & <a href="/wiki/Chinquapin,_California" title="Chinquapin, California">Chinquapin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wawona,_California" title="Wawona, California">Wawona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bootjack,_California" title="Bootjack, California">Bootjack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariposa,_California" title="Mariposa, California">Mariposa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Briceburg,_California" title="Briceburg, California">Briceburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakhurst,_California" title="Oakhurst, California">Oakhurst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midpines,_California" title="Midpines, California">Midpines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_Vining,_California" title="Lee Vining, California">Lee Vining</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#bbeb85;">Additional<br />information</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Yosemite_area" title="History of the Yosemite area">History of the Yosemite area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geology_of_the_Yosemite_area" title="Geology of the Yosemite area">Geology of the Yosemite area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_in_Yosemite_National_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="National Register of Historic Places in Yosemite National Park">National Register of Historic Places in Yosemite National Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_waterfalls_in_Yosemite_National_Park" title="List of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park">List of waterfalls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Yosemite_National_Park" title="Category:Yosemite National Park">Yosemite Category</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:California" title="Portal:California">California Portal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Sierra_Nevada" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mountains</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal">Peaks >14,000 ft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Whitney" title="Mount Whitney">Whitney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Williamson" title="Mount Williamson">Williamson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Palisade" title="North Palisade">North Palisade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Sill" title="Mount Sill">Sill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Russell_(California)" title="Mount Russell (California)">Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Split_Mountain_(California)" title="Split Mountain (California)">Split</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Langley" title="Mount Langley">Langley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Tyndall" title="Mount Tyndall">Tyndall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Muir" title="Mount Muir">Muir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middle_Palisade" title="Middle Palisade">Middle Palisade</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Half_Dome_from_Glacier_Point,_Yosemite_NP_-_Diliff.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Half_Dome_from_Glacier_Point%2C_Yosemite_NP_-_Diliff.jpg/104px-Half_Dome_from_Glacier_Point%2C_Yosemite_NP_-_Diliff.jpg" decoding="async" width="104" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Half_Dome_from_Glacier_Point%2C_Yosemite_NP_-_Diliff.jpg/156px-Half_Dome_from_Glacier_Point%2C_Yosemite_NP_-_Diliff.jpg 1.5x, 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Peak">Freel</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal">Central peaks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Red_Lake_Peak" title="Red Lake Peak">Red Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Round_Top_(Alpine_County,_California)" title="Round Top (Alpine County, California)">Round Top</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mokelumne_Peak" title="Mokelumne Peak">Mokelumne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonora_Peak" title="Sonora Peak">Sonora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leavitt_Peak" title="Leavitt Peak">Leavitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Dana" title="Mount Dana">Dana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Lyell_(California)" title="Mount Lyell (California)">Lyell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banner_Peak" title="Banner Peak">Banner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Ritter" title="Mount Ritter">Ritter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammoth_Mountain" title="Mammoth Mountain">Mammoth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal">Southern peaks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Humphreys" title="Mount Humphreys">Humphreys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Tom_(California)" title="Mount Tom (California)">Tom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bear_Creek_Spire" title="Bear Creek Spire">Bear Creek Spire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Darwin_(California)" title="Mount Darwin (California)">Darwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Agassiz_(California)" title="Mount Agassiz (California)">Agassiz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Kaweah" title="Mount Kaweah">Kaweah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Brewer" title="Mount Brewer">Brewer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olancha_Peak" title="Olancha Peak">Olancha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kern_Peak" title="Kern Peak">Kern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_Mountain_(California)" title="Double Mountain (California)">Double</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;font-weight:normal">Climbing</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sierra_Peaks_Section" title="Sierra Peaks Section">Peak list</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_ascents_in_the_Sierra_Nevada_(U.S.)" title="List of first ascents in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)">First ascents</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Passes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fredonyer_Pass" title="Fredonyer Pass">Fredonyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beckwourth_Pass" title="Beckwourth Pass">Beckwourth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuba_Pass_(Sierra_County)" title="Yuba Pass (Sierra County)">Yuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donner_Pass" title="Donner Pass">Donner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Rose_Summit" title="Mount Rose Summit">Mt. Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spooner_Summit" title="Spooner Summit">Spooner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Echo_Summit" title="Echo Summit">Echo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carson_Pass" title="Carson Pass">Carson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monitor_Pass" title="Monitor Pass">Monitor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ebbetts_Pass" title="Ebbetts Pass">Ebbetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonora_Pass" title="Sonora Pass">Sonora</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tioga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minaret_Summit" title="Minaret Summit">Minaret</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaweah_Gap" title="Kaweah Gap">Kaweah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherman_Pass_(California)" title="Sherman Pass (California)">Sherman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tehachapi_Pass" title="Tehachapi Pass">Tehachapi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rivers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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title="Domeland Wilderness">Domeland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emigrant_Wilderness" title="Emigrant Wilderness">Emigrant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Trout_Wilderness" title="Golden Trout Wilderness">Golden Trout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoover_Wilderness" title="Hoover Wilderness">Hoover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ishi_Wilderness" title="Ishi Wilderness">Ishi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennie_Lakes_Wilderness" title="Jennie Lakes Wilderness">Jennie Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Krebs_Wilderness" class="mw-redirect" title="John Krebs Wilderness">John Krebs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Muir_Wilderness" title="John Muir Wilderness">John Muir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaiser_Wilderness" title="Kaiser Wilderness">Kaiser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiavah_Wilderness" title="Kiavah Wilderness">Kiavah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mokelumne_Wilderness" title="Mokelumne Wilderness">Mokelumne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monarch_Wilderness" title="Monarch 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