Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. It consists of the developed area of Yosemite Village and the other areas of the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 1,040 residents
- Description: census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Yosemite Valley CDP”, “Yosemite Valley, CA”, and “Yosemite Valley, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yosemite Falls and Yosemite Valley Chapel.
Yosemite Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in Yosemite National Park, dropping a total of 2,425 feet from the top of the upper fall to the base of the lower fall.
Yosemite Valley Chapel
Church
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Yosemite Valley Chapel was built in the Yosemite Valley of California in 1879.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yosemite Village and Curry Village.
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 the developed area of Yosemite Village and the other areas of the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park.
Curry Village
Village
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Camp Curry, now known as Curry Village, was established in 1899 at the base of Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. Developed as an alternative to the first-class Sentinel Hotel, it offered a more affordable, rustic lodging experience.
Happy Isles
Locality
Photo: Glenn Scofield Williams, CC BY 2.0.
Happy Isles is a group of small isles in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. They are located at the easternmost end of the Yosemite Valley floor. Happy Isles is situated 2 miles southeast of Yosemite Valley.
Yosemite Valley
Latitude
37.74449° or 37° 44′ 40″ northLongitude
-119.59257° or 119° 35′ 33″ westPopulation
1,040Elevation
3,963 feet (1,208 metres)Open location code
8592PCV4+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 2950107563OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
7262586Wikidata ID
Q2140121
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Volapük—“Yosemite Valley” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Yosemite Valley”
- Catalan: “Yosemite Valley”
- Cebuano: “Yosemite Valley”
- Chechen: “Йосемити-Велли”
- Chinese: “優勝美地谷”
- Croatian: “Yosemite Valley”
- Dutch: “Yosemite Valley”
- French: “Yosemite Valley”
- Galician: “Yosemite Valley”
- German: “Yosemite Valley”
- Gilaki: “یوسمیت ولي”
- Irish: “Yosemite Valley”
- Italian: “Yosemite Valley”
- Ladin: “Yosemite Valley”
- Newari: “योसेमाइट भ्याली (क्यालिफोर्निया)”
- Newari: “योसेमाइट भ्याली, क्यालिफोर्निया”
- Newari: “योसेमाइट भ्याली”
- Persian: “یوسمیتی ولی، کالیفرنیا”
- Persian: “یوسمیتی ولی”
- Polish: “Yosemite Valley”
- Portuguese: “Yosemite Valley”
- Serbian: “Јосемити Вали”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Yosemite Valley, California”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Yosemite Valley”
- South Azerbaijani: “یوسمیتی ولی، کالیفورنیا”
- Spanish: “Yosemite Valley (California)”
- Spanish: “Yosemite Valley”
- Tatar: “Йосемити-Велли”
- Turkish: “Yosemite Valley”
- Ukrainian: “Йосеміті-Веллі”
- Ukrainian: “Йоусеміті-Веллі”
- Urdu: “یوسمتھے ویلی، کیلی فورنیا”
- Urdu: “یوسمتھے ویلی”
- Volapük: “Yosemite Valley”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cook’s Meadow and Falls View.
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