Big Creek
Big Creek is a stream in Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California and has an elevation of 3,973 feet. Big Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Wawona.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chris Jorgensen Studio and Hodgdon Homestead Cabin.
Chris Jorgensen Studio
Historic building
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The Chris Jorgensen Studio is a one-room log building, built in 1904 as an artist's studio for Chris Jorgensen in the Yosemite Valley. Jorgensen, an instructor and assistant director of the California School of Fine Arts, arrived in Yosemite in the 1890s.
Hodgdon Homestead Cabin
Historic building
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The Hodgdon Homestead Cabin was built by Jeremiah Hodgdon in 1879 in the Aspen Valley area of what became Yosemite National Park. The two-story log cabin, measuring 22 feet by 30 feet, was located in an inholding in the park, owned by Hodgdon's descendants.
Yosemite Transportation Company Office
Historic building
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The Yosemite Transportation Company Office, also known as the Wells Fargo Office, was built in the Yosemite Valley of the U.S. state of California in 1910 to house facilities of motor stage and horse stage services between the nearest rail terminal at El Portal and Yosemite National Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wawona and South Wawona.
Wawona
Hamlet
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Wawona is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. The community is located entirely within Yosemite National Park, as it preceded the founding of the park as a national recreation area.
South Wawona
Hamlet
Wawona is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. The community is located entirely within Yosemite National Park, as it preceded the founding of the park as a national recreation area.
North Wawona
Hamlet
Wawona is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 111 at the 2020 census. The community is located entirely within Yosemite National Park, as it preceded the founding of the park as a national recreation area.
Big Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.53938° or 37° 32′ 22″ northLongitude
-119.66738° or 119° 40′ 3″ westElevation
3,973 feet (1,211 metres)Open location code
8592G8QM+Q2GeoNames ID
5328258
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Highlights include Pioneer Yosemite History Center and Wawona Golf Course.
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