Kolana Rock
Kolana Rock is a prominent granite dome located along the southern edge of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. John Muir stated that Kolana was the Indian name for the rock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 5,774 feet
- Description: dome in Yosemite National Park
- Also known as: “Ko-la-na” and “Sugar Loaf”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tueeulala Falls and Wapama Falls.
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.
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.
Hetch Hetchy Dome
Peak
Photo: Richard Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hetch Hetchy Dome is a granite dome, in the Hetch Hetchy area of Yosemite National Park.
Kolana Rock
- Categories: mountain, granite dome, and landform
- Location: Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.95234° or 37° 57′ 8″ northLongitude
-119.75958° or 119° 45′ 35″ westElevation
5,774 feet (1,760 metres)Open location code
8592X62R+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 358806690OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Kolana Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kolana Rock”
- Dutch: “Kolana Rock”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كولانا روك”
- French: “Kolana Rock”
- Ladin: “Kolana Rock”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Harden Gardens and Mather.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wapama Falls and Hetch Hetchy Rangers Station.
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