Mirror Lake

Mirror Lake is a small, seasonal lake located on Tenaya Creek in . Situated in directly between and , it is the last remnant of a large glacial lake that once filled most of Yosemite Valley at the end of the last Ice Age, and is close to disappearing due to sediment accumulation.
Wikipedia
Photo: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Yosemite National Park
  • Also known as: “A-wai-a”, “Ahwiyah”, “Awaya *”, “Ke-ko-too-yem”, “Lake Ah-wei-yah”, “Lake Ah-wi-yah”, “Lake Hiawatha”, “Wai-ack”, and “Waiya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Half Dome and North Dome.

Peak
Photo: y6y6y6, Public domain.
is a quartz monzonite batholith at the eastern end of in , California. It is a well-known rock formation in the park, named for its distinct shape.

Peak
Photo: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a granite dome in , . It is the southernmost summit of Indian Ridge, 0.6 miles north of and the Royal Arches on the northeastern wall of .

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a roughly 1800-foot high rock formation, arising from . It is east of the , behind the . is above it.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Happy Isles and Curry Village.

Locality
Photo: Glenn Scofield Williams, CC BY 2.0.
is a group of small isles in the in , California, United States. They are located at the easternmost end of the floor.

Village
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Camp Curry, now known as , was established in 1899 at the base of in . Developed as an alternative to the first-class Sentinel Hotel, it offered a more affordable, rustic lodging experience.

Village
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yosemite Valley is a census-designated place in , United States. It consists of , the main developed area, together with adjacent areas of the within .

Mirror Lake

Latitude
37.74837° or 37° 44′ 54″ north
Longitude
-119.54986° or 119° 32′ 60″ west
Elevation
4,104 feet (1,251 metres)
Open location code
8592PFX2+83
Open­Street­Map ID
way 62002226
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
5373578
Wiki­data ID
Q6874579
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Satellite Map

Discover Mirror Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Mirror Lake” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة المرآة”
  • Arabic: “بحيرة ميرور”
  • Catalan: “Mirror”
  • French: “lac Mirror”
  • French: “Lac Mirror”
  • German: “Mirror Lake”
  • Japanese: “ミラーレイク (カリフォルニア州)”
  • Japanese: “ミラー湖”
  • Western Panjabi: “شیشہ جھیل”
  • “Mirror Lake”

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