Big Meadow
Big Meadow is a grassland in Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California and has an elevation of 4,337 feet. Big Meadow is situated nearby to the hamlet Foresta, as well as near the locality The Gateway.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wildcat Falls and Arch Rock.
Wildcat Falls
Waterfall
Wildcat Falls is located in the western quarter of Yosemite National Park alongside Highway 140, approximately 2.8 miles inside the park from the Arch Rock Entrance. Wildcat Falls is situated 2 miles northeast of Big Meadow.
Arch Rock Entrance
Ticket shop
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Arch Rock Entrance is a ticket shop, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Big Meadow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foresta and El Portal.
Foresta
Hamlet
Foresta is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, within Yosemite National Park.
El Portal
Photo: Epolk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Portal is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. It is located 11.5 miles west-southwest of Yosemite Village, at an elevation of 1,939 feet. The population was 372 at the 2020 census, down from 474 at the 2010 census.
Yosemite West
Yosemite West is a small community in Mariposa County, California, is accessed via roads in Yosemite National Park. It is bordered on the west by Sierra National Forest.
Big Meadow
- Type: Grassland
- Also known as: “Big Meadows”
- Category: meadow
- Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.70575° or 37° 42′ 21″ northLongitude
-119.74899° or 119° 44′ 56″ westElevation
4,337 feet (1,322 metres)Open location code
8592P742+7COpenStreetMap ID
way 945527023OpenStreetMap feature
natural=grassland
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Big Meadow” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Meadow”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Big Oak Flat Road Trailhead and Foresta Falls.
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