Yosemite National Park - 5 Things to Know Before Visiting
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About Yosemite National Park
A majestic national park surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. It is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada, and the park supports a diversity of plants and animals.The park contains suitable habitat for more than 160 rare plants, with rare local geologic formations and unique soils characterizing the restricted ranges many of these plants occupy.
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Washburn Lake
22.13km from Yosemite National Park
Washburn Lake is a 85 acre lake located in Oneida County. It has a maximum depth of 27 feet. Fish include Panfish and Largemouth Bass. It has a vast collection of aquatic plants and also famous for its fish community.
Mount Florence
23.97km from Yosemite National Park
Mount Florence is a remote and isolated peak deep in the Yosemite backcountry, and ranks as the tenth highest in the national park. marks the southern boundary of Sequoia National Park. On the summit the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness, the John Krebs Wilderness and Golden Trout Wilderness meet. It is a good trekking destination and also there are so many things to see and do.
Red Peak
26.1km from Yosemite National Park
A majestic mountain summit at an elevation of 11,699-foot. It second-highest peak in the Clark Range, which is a subset of the Sierra Nevada. This geographical feature's brilliant color is caused by iron-bearing minerals weathered to an iron rust which colors the granite. A good trekking destination and also a beautiful view point.
Red Peak
26.61km from Yosemite National Park
Red Peak is an 11,699-foot-elevation mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is the second-highest peak in the Clark Range, which is a subset of the Sierra Nevada. A good trekking destination and also there are so many things to see and do here.
Mount Lyell
27.23km from Yosemite National Park
This is the highest point in Yosemite National Park. The peak as well as nearby Lyell Canyon is named after Charles Lyell, a well-known 19th century geologist. The peak had one of the last remaining glaciers in Yosemite, Lyell Glacier. The most common approach to Mount Lyell is from Tuolumne Meadows on a highly traveled section of the John Muir Trail.
Upper Merced Pass Lake
28.06km from Yosemite National Park
A beautiful picturesque lake located in the hear of Madera county. It is one of the main fishing and swimming spot in this area and also there are so many things to see and do.
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Madera is the Spanish term for wood. The county derives its name from the town of Madera, named when the California Lumber Company built a log flume to carry lumber to the Central Pacific Railroad there in 1876.
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