Yosemite West
Yosemite West is a small community in Mariposa County, California, is accessed via roads in Yosemite National Park. It is bordered on the west by Sierra National Forest.Photo: Peterparr, Public domain.
- Type: Hamlet with 47 residents
- Description: settlement in California
- Also known as: “Yosemite West, CA” and “Yosemite West, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Henness Ridge Fire Lookout and Arch Rock Entrance.
Henness Ridge Fire Lookout
Tower
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Henness Ridge Fire Lookout in Yosemite National Park was built in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps which was a public work relief program for unemployed men age 18–24.
Arch Rock Entrance
Ticket shop
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Arch Rock Entrance is a ticket shop, which is situated 3 miles north of Yosemite West.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Portal and Foresta.
El Portal
Photo: Epolk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Portal is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. It is located 11.5 miles west-southwest of Yosemite Village, at an elevation of 1,939 feet. The population was 372 at the 2020 census, down from 474 at the 2010 census.
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Yosemite West
- Categories: census-designated place in the United States and locality
- Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.6474° or 37° 38′ 51″ northLongitude
-119.7185° or 119° 43′ 7″ westPopulation
47Elevation
5,866 feet (1,788 metres)Open location code
8592J7WJ+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 150965288OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5410963Wikidata ID
Q8055946
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Satellite Map
Discover Yosemite West from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Yosemite West” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “西優勝美地”
- French: “Yosemite West”
- German: “Yosemite West”
- Irish: “Yosemite West”
- Italian: “Yosemite West”
- Kara-Kalpak: “Yosemite West”
- Ladin: “Yosemite West”
- Persian: “یوسمیت وست، کالیفرنیا”
- Persian: “یوسمیت وست”
- South Azerbaijani: “یوسمیت وست، کالیفورنیا”
- Turkish: “Yosemite West”
- Urdu: “یوسمتھے مغربی، کیلی فورنیا”
- Urdu: “یوسمتھے مغربی”
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