Beehive

Beehive is a plain in Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 6,552 feet.

Type: Plain
Description: meadow in Yosemite National Park
Also known as: “Beehive Meadow” and “The Beehive”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wapama Falls and Tueeulala Falls.

Wapama Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Inklein, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wapama Falls is the larger of two waterfalls located on Falls Creek on the northern wall of Hetch Hetchy Valley below Hetch Hetchy Dome, in Yosemite National Park. Wapama Falls is situated 2 miles south of Beehive.

Tueeulala Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Epachamo, Public domain.

Tueeulala Falls is located on the north side of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. At roughly 880 feet it is the smaller of two large waterfalls that spill into Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, the other being Wapama Falls. Tueeulala Falls is situated 2 miles south of Beehive.

Beehive

Categories: meadow, wet meadow, and landform
Location: Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.99603° or 37° 59′ 46″ north

Longitude

-119.77768° or 119° 46′ 40″ west

Elevation

6,552 feet (1,997 metres)

Open location code

8592X6WC+CW

GeoNames ID

5327227

Wikidata ID

Q49585476

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In Other Languages

“Beehive” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Beehive”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Laurel Lake and Falls Creek.

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