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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK Lu 9945 Ft M H M 3031 M Lu C Glen Aulin K O T Ne Ee E R Gaylor Lakes U Hetch C Tioga Road Closed T H Mo November to May 11234567892 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 To Carson City, Nev il 395 ra T Emigrant Dorothy Lake Lake t s A Bond C re A Pass Maxwell S KE Lake LA c i f i c IN a Mary TW P Lake Tower Peak Barney STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST Lake Buckeye Pass Huckleberry Twin Lakes 9572 ft EMIGRANT WILDERNESS Lake 2917 m H O O k N e V e O E r Y R C TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST N Peeler A Lake Crown W B C I B Lake L D Haystack k e E Peak e S R Tilden r AW C TO N Schofield Rock Island OTH E Lake RI Peak Pass DG S E S s Styx l l Matterhorn Pass a F Peak Otter Slide a Mountain Lake ri e Burro h Green c Pass D n Many Island Richardson Peak a Lake L Lake 9877 ft R (summer only) IE 3010 m F E L Whorl Wilma Lake k B Mountain e B e r U N Virginia Pass C T O Virginia S Y N Peak O N Y A Summit s N e k C k Lake k c A e a C i C e L C r N r Kibbie d YO N C Lake n N CA e ACK AI RRICK K J M KE ia in g IN ir A r V T e l N k l i U e e p N O r d S unpave C O M Y Lundy Lake L Piute Mountain N L te I 10541 ft iu A T P L C I 3213 m T (summer only) Smedberg Benson Lake Pass ek k re e C re Benson C k Lake ee Lake Cree Cr Vernon k r o Volunteer Cabe Upper an Mc McCabe le Laurel Mount Peak E k rn Lake Lake Gibson e u e N t r e McC C ab R R e La D OR O A ke D AN PLEASANT Rodgers I s LE Lake H IN E k VALLEY R l Frog e i E k G K e E A e a L r R e T I r C r Table Lake V Pettit Peak T T North Peak C N A INYO NATIONAL FOREST O 10788 ft Y 3288 m M s t ll N s Roosevelt Saddlebag Fa A e Lake TIL a r Lake TILL V ri C ALLEY e (summer only) h C Lake Eleanor ill c ilt n Mount Wapama Falls T a (summer only) N S Conness R I Virginia c HALL A R i T Lake f 12590 ft Gardisky N E i MIGUEL U 3837 m NATURAL Lake G c HETCHY Rancheria Falls O N Highway 120 D a MEADOW O CH M AREA Tioga Peak closed in winter O Y O’Shaughnessy T R P E ES IA R 11526 ft H E N Dam R R u V E A n 3513 m 120 O H p I C White Mountain a R C v Hetch Hetchy N e A d Y wilderness permit required E R To 395 L L HE A T T k and Lee Vining V no UO R e PATE LUMNE IV e b F E D r o O R L T at VALLEY C Young Lakes Ellery Lake E U ing O E A C Ragged N N E YO Peak P d Smith Peak N O a A Waterwheel O o 7751 ft Tioga Lake R C Falls Granite P 2363 m AND Lakes r GR ss Gaylor ive T ne R u on Peak Tioga Pass Entrance o C ne y YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK lu 9945 ft m h m 3031 m lu c Glen Aulin k o t ne ee e r Gaylor Lakes u Hetch C Tioga Road closed T H Mo November to May rr R S iso i west of this point n Ten v W W e y O Lakes r e Mount Dana Hetch Hetchy Entrance Harden Lake n D a l A 13057ft Creek e Dog Lake D E 3979m M Pothole A N Grant Dome Lembert Dome A Fork Mather Lakes D R Birch i a v TUO an Lake olum er Tuolumne Peak LUMNE D Tu ne Mount Gibbs 10845 ft M Facilities along Tioga Road F 3306 m Fairview EADOWS available summer only 12764 ft F White Wolf 120 Dome L 3890 m y e l e d W l dl k a d Lukens e o i e Medlicott M Lake r R E C Dome Tuolumne Meadows v Bald Mountain a e g il Mammoth Peak r Visitor Center g 7261 ft May io a F 12117 ft Mono Pass r T r k o e 2213 m u Lake e r 3693 m 10604 ft e n T Cathedral Peak k e n p r 3232 m Siesta av 10940 ft ed C R ad Lake Mount Hoffmann 3335 m o o 10850 ft May Lake a R Cathedral Lakes Elizabeth Lake d a e 3307 m Budd g it K o Lake Unicorn Peak i m U Parker Pass T e L N s Tresidder r Y A o i Y Peak Echo Peaks C E u ASPEN A L C T L M R Tenaya E VALLEY 120 H S Lake E Johnson T D y C n t R Peak r A h e A f N Porcupine o f L a Y To J R Flat O Manteca Yosemite Nelson N G Information Station Rive Creek Sunrise Lake Potter Koip Peak G 120 r k Point 12962 ft e K Big Oak Flat Entrance Olmsted O re 3950 m Facilities along Tioga Road Point Vogelsang IP uth C Evelyn W So available summer only k Lake olumne e Sunrise Lakes C Tu e Fo r R R r C Ol k A E d N S B k o T e h G ig c c re E Hodgdon lo O N E P s s C O e a d a n Y Meadow k i to Fl k N Vogelsang c v at t A k Amelia Earhart e R a C i h w e Ireland Lake J Lake f ic o W re Peak l i e Tioga Road closed o Hiking in Tenaya Canyon C c t a o r k a n ffic d t e is dangerous and strongly November to May S M h T 120 e a east of this point r discouraged Emeric r n m e Vogelsang C k Lake h a e tc C Donohue Peak r re le Peak a r a F e c C Clouds Rest 12023 ft k n y k a s B O TUOLUMNE e o n 9926 ft 3665 m ig a e y e t k r T pa n e Tr GROVE un ved t 3025 m a C a i il eek k C A Bernice m Y Cr e M Flat Road a A e h N r Lake u Tamarack Flat n North e Babcock Lake e E s C ir Yosemite a T i Donohue i L r T Dome n Waugh d Falls u Pass r Crane Flat n a Valley Visitor Center I SEE DETAIL MAP ON OTHER SIDE S Lake e Merced i d is l H a Lake w H c e C s RIBBON L MERCED r a rced e e GROVE e C MEADOW M Mount k Half Maclure Dome Little Yosemite Valley (summer only) er Mount Lyell B Riv Mount Florence 13114 ft i g Y Merced Lake 12561 ft 3997 m E C O El Capitan L Bunnell 3829 m r L a a 7569 ft Glacier Point VA Point n k Y LI E Merced Lake e Tunnel 2307 m (summer TT IT F E LE YOSEM (summer only) la l L only) t e L n Valley View A R n V d u T T E M unnel YOSEMIT os C s a Cre th Taft Point Illilouette Washburn ek Bridalveil R e o d Fall Lake Fo C Tunnel View Fall c r rk r k a e s l Mount Starr King e Inspiration k Point Dewey 9092 ft Lyell Point 2771 m Banner Peak Foresta d 12936 ft a 3943 m o Old Mount Ansel Adams STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST R Arch Rock Inspiration Mount Clark 11760 ft Point 11522 ft 3584 m I Entrance Gro C I use ree 3512 m k Foerster Peak Mount Ritter l Glacier Point Road 12057ft 13142 ft ta closed November to E or 3675m 4006 m l P May east of this point Illi k l r ouett e o iver F d R G Gray e El Portal SUMMIT lac Poin rc 140 ier t Road MONO Peak e MEADOW MEADOW C k Long Mountain M L a 11502 ft Bridalveil Creek A e To P H C R 3506 m Merced O re K W R ek Badger Pass I k M Z E e E S B O Chinquapin Ski Area T r e Red Peak A F id N r Isberg ANSEL ADAMS WILDERNESS Yosemite (winter only) D A a C 11699 ft O L lv Peak W L e R 3566 m R West il I A S D e H G N l E p NN IDGE G i ESS R E r E T Isberg Pass Otto way Lakes S a Merced Peak o Cr Ostrander t Post Peak Pass u ee is 11726 ft Triple J t k Ski Hut V J h Lower Merced 3574 m Divide Post Peak F Peak o Ostrander Lake Hart Pass Lake rk Lakes k Upper M e e e HORS Merced Pass rce W r E d Rive C R Merced Pass r a ID Lake G a w E n o e u n B a ishop T B S E CR R A o BUENA VIST k k a ee e Cr d e r C Buena Vista Peak Moraine r 9709 ft Mountain lde A 2959 m Givens Fernandez SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST Royal Arch Lake Pass Lake E Breeze G a ID ln Lake R ua ln R i C K E h h K N C ain Gale Peak UR La 10693 ft SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST T Johnson kes Lake 3259 m Chilnualna Fall Crescent Lake Wawona Dome Buck Camp North (summer only) Wawona Information Station Sing Peak (summer only) 10552 ft Wawona 3216 m W Chiquito Pass 01 5 Kilometers S outh River 01 5 Miles Pioneer Yosemite F erced History Center ork M Caution: This map should Ranger station Horseback riding not be used 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