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Yosemite Valley

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Area1538
Width1 mile (1. 6 km)
Length7. 5 miles (12 km) E-W
Floor elevation40001200
Added to NRHPDecember 14, 2006
Did you knowYosemite Valley represents only one percent of the park area, but this is where most visitors arrive and stay.
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About Yosemite Valley


Yosemite Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California. The valley is about 7. 5 miles long and approximately 3000–3500 feet deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Half Dome and El Capitan, and densely forested with pines.

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