Goat Meadow

Goat Meadow is a meadow in Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California and has an elevation of 5,243 feet. Goat Meadow is situated nearby to the locality Happy Camp, as well as near Long Meadow.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mariposa Grove and Grizzly Giant.

Mariposa Grove

Evergreen forest

Photo: Dameon Hudson, CC BY 3.0.

Mariposa Grove is a sequoia grove located near Wawona, California, United States, in the southernmost part of Yosemite National Park. It is the largest grove of giant sequoias in the park, with several hundred mature specimens. Mariposa Grove is situated 2 miles northeast of Goat Meadow.

Grizzly Giant

Photo: MikeMurphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Grizzly Giant is a massive giant sequoia located in Mariposa Grove within Yosemite National Park. Famous for its impressive size and age, the Grizzly Giant has been a symbol of the park since tourism began. Grizzly Giant is situated 1½ miles northeast of Goat Meadow.

Mariposa Grove Museum

Museum

Photo: Kevin R Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mariposa Grove Museum is an historic log cabin in the Mariposa Grove of Yosemite National Park. Galen Clark, the first guardian of the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big Tree Grant, built the first cabin on approximately the same site in May 1864 as an office and information center for visitors. Mariposa Grove Museum is situated 2 miles northeast of Goat Meadow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fish Camp and Sugar Pine.

Fish Camp

Photo: Guywelch2000, CC0.

Fish Camp is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada near the southern entrance to Yosemite National Park.

Sugar Pine

Hamlet

Sugar Pine is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located 5 miles north of Yosemite Forks, at an elevation of 4236 feet. It is located 1 mile east of California State Route 41, between Oakhurst, California and the South Entrance of Yosemite National Park. Sugar Pine is situated 3½ miles south of Goat Meadow.

Wawona

Hamlet

Photo: Mav, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Wawona is situated 4 miles northwest of Goat Meadow.

Goat Meadow

Type: Meadow
Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.4877° or 37° 29′ 16″ north

Longitude

-119.62359° or 119° 37′ 25″ west

Elevation

5,243 feet (1,598 metres)

Open location code

8592F9QG+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 156423713

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=meadow

GeoNames ID

5352575

Wikidata ID

Q49591264

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In Other Languages

“Goat Meadow” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Goat Meadow”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Happy Camp and Long Meadow.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Goat Meadow Hill and Goat Meadow Snow Play Area.

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