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
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  • 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”, “Waiya”, and “بحيرة المرآة”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Half Dome and North Dome.

Peak
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is a quartz monzonite batholith at the…

Peak
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is a granite dome in , .

Peak
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is a roughly 1800-foot high rock formation, arising from .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Happy Isles and Curry Village.

Locality
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is a group of small isles in the…

Village
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is a campground…

Village
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Yosemite Valley is a census-designated place in , United States.

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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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Mirror Lake” goes by many names.
  • 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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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Medial Moraine and Yosemite Valley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Iron Spring and Indian Cave.

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