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Yosemite National Park

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Half Dome

Its Elevation is 8,839 feet.

The Mountain range is Sierra Nevada.

The Parent Peak is at Clouds Rest.

The First Ascent was 1875.

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Sierra Nevada

The Elevation here is about 14,505 feet.

Its Area is about 39,612 square miles.

The Highest Point is Mount Whitney.

Country is located in United States of America

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CLimate

Higher regions get heavy snow.

Warm and sunny days sometimes give away to storms.

Receives most of its precipitation in February.

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Land

Yosemite is glaciated landscapes.

Massive granite covers the Yosemite area and much of the Sierra Nevada.

As the world grew colder, beginning about 2 or 3 million years ago the Sierra Nevada had risen high enough for glaciers and a mountain icefield to form

along the range crest.

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Pictures

Yosemite Pictures

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History

Yosemite National Park was founded on October 1, 1890.

John Muir discovered Yosemite.

It is located in California.

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