Eagle Creek

Eagle Creek is a stream in Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California and has an elevation of 3,960 feet. Eagle Creek is situated nearby to the locality Yosemite Valley, as well as near Yosemite Village.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Horsetail Fall and Sentinel Rock.

Horsetail Fall

Waterfall

Photo: Ambitious Wench, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Horsetail Fall, located in Yosemite National Park in California, is a seasonal waterfall that flows in the winter and early spring. The fall occurs on the east side of El Capitan.

Sentinel Rock

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Sentinel Rock is a granitic peak in Yosemite National Park, California, United States. It towers over Yosemite Valley, opposite Yosemite Falls. Sentinel Rock lies 0.7 miles northwest of Sentinel Dome.

Sentinel Fall

Waterfall

Sentinel Falls is a long series of cascades descending into Yosemite Valley, in the U.S. state of California, alongside Sentinel Rock. It is a tiered waterfall consisting of 6 major drops totaling 1,920 feet, the longest single drop being 500 feet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yosemite Village and Curry Village.

Yosemite Village

Village

Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yosemite Valley is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. It consists of Yosemite Village, the main developed area, together with adjacent areas of the Yosemite Valley within Yosemite National Park. Yosemite Village is situated 1½ miles northeast of Eagle Creek.

Curry Village

Village

Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Curry Village is a campground in Mariposa County, California in Yosemite National Park within the Yosemite Valley. A rockfall in 2008 damaged a number of structures, and about one third of visitor units were closed because of risk. Curry Village is situated 2 miles east of Eagle Creek.

Happy Isles

Locality

Photo: Glenn Scofield Williams, CC BY 2.0.

Happy Isles is a group of small isles in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California, United States. They are located at the easternmost end of the Yosemite Valley floor. Happy Isles is situated 3 miles east of Eagle Creek.

Eagle Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.7327° or 37° 43′ 58″ north

Longitude

-119.61044° or 119° 36′ 38″ west

Elevation

3,960 feet (1,207 metres)

Open location code

8592P9MQ+3R

GeoNames ID

5344540

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