Porcupine Creek

Porcupine Creek is a stream in Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California and has an elevation of 7,119 feet. Porcupine Creek is situated nearby to Yosemite Village, as well as near Curry Village.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Watkins and Snow Creek Falls.

Mount Watkins

Peak

Photo: Wsiegmund, CC BY 2.5.

Mount Watkins is a peak.

Snow Creek Falls

Waterfall

Photo: ambitious wench, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Snow Creek Falls is a long series of cascades located in Yosemite National Park toward the eastern extent of Yosemite Valley. It descends a steep gorge on a sizeable stream that originates in May Lake to the north, dropping east of the trail that leaves the Valley above Mirror Lake en route to North Dome and other north-rim destinations. Snow Creek Falls is situated 2 miles south of Porcupine Creek.

Basket Dome

Peak

Photo: joeshlabotnik, CC BY 2.0.

Basket Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, United States. Basket Dome was named from a Native American legend involving a woman carrying a basket, who was turned by anger into stone, forming the dome. Basket Dome is situated 2 miles south of Porcupine Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yosemite National Park and Yosemite Village.

Yosemite National Park

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yosemite National Park is a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Sierra Nevada mountains in east-central California. Approximately four million visitors each year come to Yosemite to marvel at its spectacular granite cliffs, towering waterfalls, remote wilderness, massive sequoia trees, and high mountain meadows.

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 4 miles southwest of Porcupine 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 4 miles southwest of Porcupine Creek.

Porcupine Creek

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

37.79104° or 37° 47′ 28″ north

Longitude

-119.53683° or 119° 32′ 13″ west

Elevation

7,119 feet (2,170 metres)

Open location code

8592QFR7+C7

GeoNames ID

5384323

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