Tenaya Lake

Tenaya Lake is an alpine lake in , located between and . The surface of Tenaya Lake has an elevation of 8,150 feet.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: alpine lake in Yosemite National Park, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Lake Ten-ie-ya”, “Piwyack”, “Py-we-ack”, and “Yo-Semity Lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stately Pleasure Dome and Harlequin Dome.

Peak
Photo: Jarekt, CC BY 4.0.
is the unofficial name for the prominent south-southwestern portion of , a granite dome on the northwest side of Tenaya Lake and Tioga Road in the high country.

Peak
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a granite dome, quite near Tenaya Lake, in the region of .

Peak
Photo: Jarekt, CC BY 4.0.
is a mountain in the high country, rising above Tenaya Lake. is named after Chief Tenaya, who met the Mariposa Battalion near the shores of the Tenaya lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yosemite National Park.

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the mountains in east-central . 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.

Tenaya Lake

Latitude
37.8311° or 37° 49′ 52″ north
Longitude
-119.45965° or 119° 27′ 35″ west
Elevation
8,143 feet (2,482 metres)
Open location code
8592RGJR+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29707987
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
5401567
Wiki­data ID
Q1755031
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Satellite Map

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

From Belarusian to Venetian—“Tenaya Lake” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Тэная”
  • Bulgarian: “Теная”
  • Cebuano: “Tenaya Lake”
  • Chuvash: “Теная”
  • Dutch: “Tenaya Lake”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره تينايا”
  • French: “lac Tenaya”
  • French: “Lac Tenaya”
  • German: “Tenaya Lake”
  • Italian: “lago Tenaya”
  • Italian: “Lago Tenaya”
  • Japanese: “テナヤ湖”
  • Persian: “دریاچه تنایا”
  • Persian: “دریاچهٔ تنایا”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Tenaya”
  • Russian: “Теная”
  • Spanish: “Lago Tenaya”
  • Swedish: “Tenayasjön”
  • Turkish: “Tenaya Gölü”
  • Venetian: “lago Tenaya”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Porcupine Flat and Tuolumne Meadows.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Murphy Creek Trailhead and Sunrise Lakes Trailhead.

Mariposa County: Must-Visit Destinations

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