YOSEMITE
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DISTANCES TO PRINCIPAL POINTS OF INTEREST.

Distances and points of interest between El Portal and Yosemite, by automobile.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
El Portal.		 Elevation
above
sea level.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
El Portal------1,960
Park entrance1.251.252,117
Arched Rocks2.03.252,847
Coulterville Road to Merced and Tuolumne Groves of Big Trees1.8755.1253,450
Cascade Falls (600 feet).87576.03,425
Pohono Bridge; road to Mariposa Grove of Big Trees3.09.03,880
Bridalveil Falls (620 feet).59.53,960
Three Graces---9.53,950
El Capitan Bridge.510.03,976
El Capitan (3,588 feet)2.510.53,976
Cathedral Spires---10.54,000
Sentinel Rock---13.03,950
Three Brothers---13.03,950
Yosemite post office1.014.04,063
Sentinel Hotel---14.03,960
Yosemite Lodge---14.03,980
Camp Curry.515.04,000
NOTE.—All directions east.

Distances from Yosemite post office, Yosemite Village, to principal points in Yosemite Valley.


Distance.Direction.

Miles.
Basket Dome (top of)9.0Northeast.
Camp Curry1.0East.
Clouds Rest11.0   Do.
El Capitan3.5West.
Glacier Point4.5South.
Glacier Point Hotel and Camp4.5   Do.
Half Dome (foot of)3.0East.
Happy Isles2.5   Do.
Liberty Cap5.5   Do.
Mirror Lake3.0East.
Mount Watkins (top of)9.0   Do.
Nevada Falls (594 feet)6.0   Do.
North Dome (top of)11.0Northeast.
Sentinel Rock1.0West.
Tenaya Canyon4.0East.
Union Point3.0South.
Vernal Falls (317 feet)5.0East.
Yosemite Falls (1,750 feet).5North.
Yosemite Lodge.5   Do.

Road trips from Yosemite Village.

1. YOSEMITE TO MARIPOSA BIG TREES VIA WAWONA ROAD.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
El Capitan Bridge3.03.03,976Crossing Merced River to foot of Big Oak Flat Road.
Bridalveil Falls1.04.03,960
Artist Point2.06.04,701Beautiful view of Yosemite Valley.
Inspiration Point1.57.55,391From this point on the old Indian trail Yosemite was discovered in 1851.
Fort Monroe.58.05,540Old stage relay station.
Grouse Creek2.510.55,500   Do.
Chinquapin4.014.56,256Stage relay station.
Eleven-mile station2.016.56,000Old stage relay station.
Eight-mile station3.019.55,700   Do.
Wawona8.027.54,096Hotel accommodations and store; good camping and fishing.
Junction Big Tree Road4.031.55,500Old stage relay station. Toll station.
Mariposa Big Tree Grove4.035.56,000Grove of giant sequoia trees discovered by Galen Clark in 1857.

2. YOSEMITE TO MERCED BIG TREES AND MERCED VIA COULTERVILLE ROAD.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Cascade Creek and Falls7.757.753,450
Junction of road to El Portal1.058.803,450
Big Meadows2.6011.404,500Beautiful meadowland.
Merced Grove of Big Trees8.3019.706,000 Beautiful grove of sequoias composed of about 40 trees. While not so large as those in the Mariposa Grove, they are well worth seeing.
Hazel Geen2.9022.60---
Bower Cave13.9035.80---
Coulterville13.3049.10---
Merced46.5095.60---

3. YOSEMITE TO TUOLUMNE BIG TREES AND STOCKTON VIA BIG OAK FLAT ROAD.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
El Capitan Bridge4.04.03,960
Gentrys4.18.15,759Old sawmill site.
Tamarack Flat2.810.96,390Good grazing, camping, and fishing.
Gin Flat3.114.07,000Good camping.
Crane Flat2.216.26,311   Do.
Tuolumne Grove Big Trees1.017.26,000Grove of about 20 sequoias.
Hodgdon's ranch3.220.44,678Mountain cattle ranch.
Crockers Station (Sequoia Post Office.)3.223.64,452Hotel accommodations. Good camping.
Hamiltons Station12.235.8---
Groveland10.546.3---
Chinese Camp16.963.2---
Knights Ferry15.778.9---
Stockton36.3115.2---

4. YOSEMITE TO MONO LAKE VIA TIOGA ROAD.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
El Capitan Bridge4.04.03,960
Gentry water trough4.18.15,759Old sawmill site.
Tamarack Flat2.8310.936,390Good grazing, camping, and fishing.
Crane Flat (ranger station)5.2716.206,311Good camping.
Tuolumne Grove1.2017.406,000Grove of about 20 sequoias.
Hodgdon's ranch (left to Crockers)3.821.204,678A mountain cattle ranch.
South Fork Bridge1.222.404,500South Fork of Tuolumne River.
Junction Tioga Road1.023.405,000
Ranger station4.227.65,500
Aspen Valley2.029.66,000Good camping and grazing.
Lower crossing of Middle Fork4.1433.746,500
Upper crossing of Middle Fork5.4639.208,000
White Wolf1.4040.608,090   Do.
Yosemite Creek trail3.0043.608,100
Yosemite Creek crossing2.2545.857,200
Yosemite Falls trail3.8549.708,000   Do.
Snow Creek3.4853.188,500
Lake Tenaya4.5257.708,146Good camping, grazing, and fishing.
Soda Springs7.5065.208,594Natural soda springs; good camping and fishing.
Tioga Pass7.072.209,941Summit of mountains.
Mono Lake16.088.206,423

Trial trips from Yosemite Village.

1. YOSEMITE TO WAWONA BY HORSE TRAIL VIA GLACIER POINT.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Glacier Point4.54.57,297Hotel end camp accommodations.
Peregoy Meadows6.511.07,500Good fishing, grazing, and camping.
Westfall Meadows1.012.07,500Good camping.
Empire Meadows3.515.56,500Good fishing and camping.
Alder Creek3.018.55,500Good fishing.
Wawona6.525.04,096Hotel and store; good camping and fishing.

2. YOSEMITE TO GLACIER POINT VIA SHORT TRAIL, OVER POHONO TRAIL, AND RETURN VIA FORT MONROE ON WAWONA ROAD.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Glacier Point4.54.57,297Hotel and camp accommodations.
Taft Point3.07.57,000Taft Point is close to the Fissures and overlooking them. They are several hundred feet deep.
Bridalveil Creek2.09.57,000Good fishing and camping.
Dewey Point2.512.06,000Beautiful view of Yosemite Valley.
Crocker Point.512.56,000   Do.
Stanford Point.7513.256,000   Do.
Old Inspiration Point1.014.256,000   Do.
Fort Monroe2.016.255,540Fort Monroe is on the main read to Wawona and Mariposa Big Trees. Stage can be taken here for either Yosemite or Wawona if arrangements are made with transportation company before leaving Yosemite Valley.
Yosemite8.024.253,960

3. YOSEMITE TO BUCK CAMP BY HORSE TRAIL VIA GLACIER POINT AND RETURN VIA MERCED LAKE.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Glacier Point4.54.57,297Hotel and camp accommodations. Beautiful view.
Mono Meadows5.09.57,000Good camping and fishing.
Junction with Ostrander Lake trail3.513.08,500
Crescent Lake11.024.08,521Good camping.
Johnson Lake1.025.08,521Good fishing.
Buck Camp2.027.08,000Good camping.
South Fork of Merced River7.534.59,000Good camping and fishing.
Fernandez Pass3.037.510,175
Isberg Pass7.044.510,502
Lyell Fork of Merced River8.052.59,520Fair camping.
Junction with McClure Fork trail6.058.59,000
Merced Lake3.061.57,500Good camping and fishing.
Yosemite, over Nevada and Vernal Falls.16.578.03,960

4. YOSEMITE TO TUOLUMNE MEADOWS AND SODA SPRINGS VIA ROAD TO MIRROR LAKE, THENCE VIA HORSE TRAIL AND TENAYA CANYON.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Mirror Lake3.03.04,096Small lake showing a beautiful reflection.
Foot of trail in Tenaya Canyon.1.04.04,100
Snow Creek2.256.256,500
Lake Tenaya7.7514.008,146Splendid feed and good fishing.
Soda Springs via Tioga road8.0024.008,594   Do.

5. YOSEMITE TO HETCH HETCHY VALLEY DY HORSE TRAIL VIA TENAYA CANYON AND McGEE LAKE.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Lake Tenaya14.014.08,146Good camping and fishing.
McGee Lake6.020.09,020Good fishing.
Conness Creek.520.59,000Good camping.
Virginia Canyon8.028.59,000   Do.
Matterhorn Canyon6.034.59,000   Do.
Benson Pass3.037.510,130   Do.
Smedburg Lake1.539.09,214Good fishing.
Rodgers Lake1.040.09,214   Do.
Rodgers Meadows1.041.09,000Good camping and fishing.
Pleasant Valley9.050.08,000   Do.
Rancheria4.054.08,500   Do.
Hetch Hetchy8.062.03,660   Do.

6. YOSEMITE TO HETCH HETCHY VIA YOSEMITE FALLS, WHITE WOLF, AND HARDEN LAKE.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Junction of Eagle Peak and Yosemite Falls trail.3.753.756,625
Junction of Eagle Peak and Hetch Hetchy trails..254.007,000
Junction with Tioga road6.0010.008,000
White Wolf3.0013.008,090Good camping and fishing.
Harden Lake3.0016.007,575Good camping.
Smith Meadows6.0022.006,500Good camping and fishing.
Junction of trail between Hog Ranch and Hetch Hetchy5.0027.004,500
Hetch Hetchy road1.528.504,000
Hetch Hetchy2.531.003,660   Do.

7. YOSEMITE TO HETCH HETCHY BY HORSE TRAIL VIA TENAYA CANYON MATTERHORN, AND TILTILL.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Matterhorn Canyon35.035.09,000Good camping.
Slide Canyon12.047.09,500   Do.
Kerrick Canyon6.553.58,500Good camping and fishing.
Junction of Thompson and Stubblefield Canyons12.065.58,500Good camping.
Tilden Lake8.073.59,000Good camping and fishing.
Jack Main Canyon2.075.59,000   Do.
Lake Vernon12.087.56,600   Do.
Tiltill7.094.55,675   Do.
Hetch Hetchy6.0100.53,600   Do.

8. YOSEMITE TO HETCH HETCHY BY HORSE TRAIL VIA TENAYA CANYON, SMEDBURG, AND BENSON LAKES.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Smedburg Lake39.539.59,214Good camping and fishing.
Benson Lake6.045.59,200   Do.
Junction or Bear Valley trail via Seavey Pass and Kerrick Canyon.6.051.56,500   Do.
Via Bear Valley to junction of Rancheria trail.8.059.58,000   Do.
Hetch Hetchy11.070.53,660   Do.

9. YOSEMITE TO SODA SPRINGS BY HORSE TRAIL VIA VOGELSANG PASS.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Nevada Falls6.06.05,910Beautiful view from top of falls.
Junction of Clouds Rest trail3.09.07,000Good camping.
Echo Creek6.2515.258,000Good fishing.
Lake Merced11.2516.507,500Good camping and fishing.
McClure Fork1.017.509,000   Do.
Junction of Isberg Pass and Tuolumne Pass trails.2.019.509,000No camping.
Upper crossing of McClure Fork.4.023.5010,000Can camp in August; before then feed is scarce
Fletcher Lake1.024.5010,000Good camping.
Evelyn Lake1.526.0010,000Poor camping.
Junction to Lyell Fork of Tuolumne and Ireland Creek.4.030.009,000Excellent camping and fishing.
Soda Springs7.037.008,594   Do.
1Two miles north and east of Merced Lake, junction with new Babcock and Emerie Lake trail is made. Passes Baboock and Emerie Lakes over Tuolumne Pass down Rafferty Creek and shortens the distance to Soda Springs, and being at a lower elevation is open earlier in the spring.

10. YOSEMITE TO SODA SPRINGS, LYELL FORK MEADOWS AND DONOHUE PASS, VIA HORSE TRAIL AND NEVADA FALLS.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Top of Nevada Falls6.06.05,910Beautiful view.
Junction of Clouds Rest trail3.09.07,000
Top of Sunrise Hill5.014.08,000Good camping.
Divide at head of Cathedral Meadows.5.2019.209,000   Do.
Junction with Tioga road4.4423.648,550Good camping and fishing.
Soda Springs1.0024.648,594   Do.
Junction of Lyell and Dana Forks of Tuolumne1.0023.648,594   Do.
Head of Lyell Fork Meadows9.2534.899,000Fine camping and excellent fishing.
Donohue Pass3.7538.6411,000

11. YOSEMITE TO SODA SPRINGS BY HORSE TRAIL VIA YOSEMITE FALLS, EAGLE PEAK, AND YOSEMITE POINT TRAIL.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Junction with Eagle Peak trail.4.54.57,283
Junction to Yosemite Point trail..55.07,300
Top of Yosemite Falls.05.07,300A beautiful view of Yosemite Falls and Yosemite Valley.
Porcupine Flat and junction with Tioga road.7.512 58,096Good grazing and camping.
Tenaya Lake8.020.58,146Good camping and fishing.
Soda Springs8.028.58,594   Do.

12. YOSEMITE TO NORTH DOME BY HORSE TRAIL AND RETURN VIA YOSEMITE POINT.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Mirror Lake3.03.04,096Beautiful reflection in lake.
Foot of trail in Tenaya Canyon.1.04.04,100Good fishing.
Junction with Lake Tenaya trail.2.256.256,500Close to Snow Creek.
Junction with Tioga road trail at top of divide.2.508.758,000Good camping close by.
North Dome2.7511.507,531Beautiful view of Yosemite Valley, Tenaya Canyon, and surrounding country.
Yosemite Point3.5015.0019.506,935Beautiful view.
Yosemite4.50---

13. YOSEMITE TO LAKE TENAYA BY HORSE TRAIL AND RETURN VIA FORSYTH PASS AND CLOUDS REST.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Mirror Lake3.003.004,096Beautiful reflection to lake.
Junction with North Dome trail.3.256.256,500Close to Snow Creek.
Lake Tenaya7.5013.758,146Good camping; fair fishing.
Forsyth Pass2.5016.259,500The only pass through which a horse trail could be built between Lake Tenaya and Clouds Rest to shorten the distance between these two interesting points.
Clouds Rest4.0020.259,925Beautiful panorama.
Nevada Falls6.0026.255,910Beautiful view.
Yosemite6.0032.25---

14. YOSEMITE TO MERCED LAKE AND WASHBURN LAKE BY HORSE TRAIL.1

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Nevada Falls6.006.005,910Beautiful view from top of falls.
Junction with Sunrise trail5.0011.008,000Good camping.
Merced Lake5.5016.507,500Splendid camping and fishing.
Washburn Lake4.0020.507,650   Do.
1Trip can he made from Lake Tenaya to Lake Merced by taking a branch trail leading off the Lake Tenaya-Clouds Rest trail, which joins the Merced Lake trail at its junction with the Sunrise trail. This makes the distance between Lake Tenaya and Lake Merced about 11 miles.

15. YOSEMITE TO JOHNSON LAKE AND BUCK CAMP VIA GLACIER POINT, ILLILOUETTE CREEK, BUENA VISTA CREEK, AND ROYAL ARCH LAKES.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Glacier Point4.54.57,297Hotel and camp accommodations. Beautiful view.
Illilouette Creek2.06.56,300Good fishing and camping.
Junction Mono Meadow trail2.08.56,500   Do.
Buena Vista Lake9.518.09,777   Do.
Royal Arch Lake1.519.58,800   Do.
Johnson Lake1.020.58,521   Do.
Buck Camp2.022.58,100Good camping and grazing.

16. TO MORAINE MEADOWS VIA NEVADA FALLS STARR KING, OTTOWAY CREEK, AND MERCED PASS.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Nevada Falls6.06.05,910Beautiful view.
Junction Mono Meadow trail1.57.56,600
Junction Merced Pass trail1.08.56,700
Junction Mountain Clark trail3.011.57,300Good fishing and camping.
Ottoway Creek2.514.07,500
Merced Pass4.018.09,295
Junction Moraine Meadow trail.2.020.08,600
Moraine meadows1.521.58,700Good fishing, camping, and grazing.

17. YOSEMITE TO WATER WHEEL FALLS VIA TENAYA CANYON AND WHITE CASCADES.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Lake Tenaya14.014.08,146Good camping and fishing.
McGee Lake6.020.09,020Good fishing.
White Cascades---------
Tuolumne Canyon1.021.07,850Good camping and fishing.
Water Wheel Falls4.025.06,500Good fishing.

18. YOSEMITE TO TEN LAKES VIA YOSEMITE FALLS AND YOSEMITE CREEK.

Name. Distance
between
points.		 Distance
from
Yosemite.		 Elevation
above
sea
level.		 Remarks.

Miles. Miles.Feet.
Yosemite------3,960
Junction of Eagle Peak and Yosemite Falls trail.3.753.756,625
Junction of Eagle Peak and Hetch Hetchy trail..254.007,000Good fishing.
Tioga Road6.0010.007,200Good camping and fishing.
Divide between watershed of Tuolumne River and South Fork.6.0016.009,750Beautiful view.
Three Lakes1.0017.008,900Excellent fishing and camping.

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