Tenaya Canyon
Tenaya Canyon is a dramatic and dangerous canyon in Yosemite National Park, California, USA, that runs from the outlet of Tenaya Lake 10 miles down to Yosemite Valley, carrying water in Tenaya Creek through a series of spectacular cascades and pools and thence into a deep canyon below Cloud's Rest, a giant granite mountain adjacent to Half Dome.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Valley with an elevation of 4,003 feet
- Description: canyon in California, USA
- Also known as: “Py-we-ack”, “Ten-ie-ya Canon”, “Tenaya Canon”, and “テナヤ渓谷”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Half Dome and Mirror Lake.
Mirror Lake
Lake
Washington Column
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Happy Isles and Curry Village.
Yosemite Village
Village
Tenaya Canyon
- Categories: canyon and landform
- Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.74215° or 37° 44′ 32″ north
Longitude
-119.55489° or 119° 33′ 18″ west
Elevation
4,003 feet (1,220 metres)
Open location code
8592PCRW+V2
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Tenaya Canyon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tenaya Canyon”
- Dutch: “Tenaya Canyon”
- French: “canyon Tenaya”
- French: “Canyon Tenaya”
- Japanese: “テナヤ川”
- Spanish: “cañón de Tenaya”
- Spanish: “Cañón de Tenaya”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Yosemite Valley and Yosemite National Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Iron Spring and Tenaya Bridge.
Mariposa County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Mariposa and El Portal.
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