YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

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Yosemite National Park is a national park in east central California, United States. The park covers an area of 761,268 acres

(3,080.74 km2 and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada

mountain chain.

Yosemite National Park in California boasts deep valleys, a grove of ancient sequoia trees, waterfalls splashing into Yosemite Valley, and hundreds of wildlife species.

Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally

recognized for its spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, Giant

Sequoia groves, and biological diversity

Almost 95% of the park is designated wilderness. Although not the first designated

national park, Yosemite was central to the development of the national park idea, largely owing to the work of people like Galen Clark

and John Muir.

John Muir Galen Clark

Yosemite is one of the largest and least fragmented habitat blocks in the Sierra Nevada, and the park

supports a diversity of plants and animals.

Wildlife species typically found in these habitats include American Black Bear, Bobcat, Gray Fox, Mule deer, Mountain Kingsnake, Gilbert's Skink,

White-headed Woodpecker, Brown Creeper, Spotted Owl, and a wide variety of bat species. In

the case of bats, large snags are important as roost sites.

The geology of the Yosemite area is characterized by granitic rocks and remnants of older rock. About

10 million years ago, the Sierra Nevada was uplifted and then tilted to form its relatively gentle

western slopes and the more dramatic eastern slopes.

Yosemite Valley is open year-round, but much of the remaining park is closed because of snow in late autumn and re-opens in mid to late spring. Open-air tours around Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias are available. Many people enjoy short walks and longer hikes to waterfalls in Yosemite Valley, or walks amongst Giant Sequoias in the Mariposa, Tuolumne, or Merced

Groves.

Sunrise from Glacier Point.

Glacier Point tours provide a breathtaking look at some of the Park's most beloved sites.

HALF DOME-IS THE MOST RECOGNIZED NATURAL WONDER OF YOSEMITE

HALF DOME

BRIDAL VEIL FALLS

Yosemite Falls usually stops flowing

in late August.

MARIPOSA GROVE

В презентации использованы материалы сети Интернет , в частности:

yosemitepark.com

nationalgeographic.com