Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking
Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking is a parking area in Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California. Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking is situated nearby to the stone Columbia Boulder, as well as near the campsite Camp 4.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Columbia Boulder and Midnight Lightning.
Columbia Boulder
Stone
Photo: Mark Donoher, CC BY 2.0.
Columbia Boulder is a 30-foot-tall boulder located in Camp 4 at Yosemite National Park. It is the largest boulder in Camp 4 and easily seen from the campground. Columbia Boulder is situated 560 feet northwest of Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking.
Midnight Lightning
Climbing site
Photo: Mark Donoher, CC BY 2.0.
Midnight Lightning is a 7.62-metre high granite bouldering route on the Columbia Boulder in Camp 4 of Yosemite National Park. When first solved in May 1978 by American rock climber Ron Kauk, it was graded at V8, which was the world's second-ever boulder route at that grade, and the first in North America. Midnight Lightning is situated 580 feet northwest of Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking.
Camp 4
Campsite
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Camp 4 is a tent-only campground in Yosemite National Park in the United States. It became notable after World War II as "a birthplace of rock climbing’s modern age." It is located at an elevation of 4000 ft on the north side of the Yosemite Valley, close to base of granite cliffs near Yosemite Falls. Camp 4 is situated 570 feet north of Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking.
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. Curry Village is situated 1½ miles east of Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking.
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, United States. They are located at the easternmost end of the Yosemite Valley floor. Happy Isles is situated 2½ miles east of Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking.
Yosemite Falls Day Use Parking
- Type: Parking area
- Parking: surface
- Category: transportation
- Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.74073° or 37° 44′ 27″ northLongitude
-119.60206° or 119° 36′ 7″ westOpen location code
8592P9RX+75OpenStreetMap ID
way 440825713OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Columbia Boulder and The Glass Pyramid Boulder.
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