Ackerson Meadow
Ackerson Meadow is a 230-acre wetland and riparian ecosystem on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada located 12 miles northwest of Yosemite Valley. While previously under private ownership, the meadow sits in between Yosemite National Park and the Stanislaus National Forest.- Type: Meadow
- Description: wetland in California
- Also known as: “Big Meadows”, “Buckley Meadows”, “Reservoir Meadows”, and “Wades Meadows”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ackerson Mountain.
Ackerson Mountain
Peak
Ackerson Mountain is a summit in Tuolumne County, California, in the United States. With an elevation of 5,243 feet, Ackerson Mountain is the 2438th highest summit in the state of California.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mather and Aspen Valley.
Mather
Hamlet
Mather is an unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, United States. Mather is 33 miles west of Tioga Pass. The community is named after Stephen Tyng Mather, who directed the National Park Service from 1917 to 1929. Mather is situated 3 miles north of Ackerson Meadow.
Aspen Valley
Locality
Aspen Valley is an unincorporated community in Tuolumne County, California, United States. Its elevation is 6,161 feet. It is located in the western part of Yosemite National Park, approximately eight miles southeast of Mather. Aspen Valley is situated 4 miles east of Ackerson Meadow.
Ackerson Meadow
Latitude
37.83885° or 37° 50′ 20″ north
Longitude
-119.84059° or 119° 50′ 26″ west
Elevation
4,659 feet (1,420 metres)
Open location code
8592R5Q5+GQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=meadow
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In Other Languages
“Ackerson Meadow” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ackerson Meadow”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Ackerson Meadow and Stone Meadow.
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