geo.wikisort.org - ReservoirMirror Lake is a small, seasonal lake located on Tenaya Creek in Yosemite National Park. Situated in Tenaya Canyon directly between North Dome and Half Dome, it is the last remnant of a large glacial lake that once filled most of Yosemite Valley at the end of the last Ice Age, and is close to disappearing due to sediment accumulation.
A small, seasonal lake located on Tenaya Creek in Yosemite National Park
Body of water
Mirror Lake |
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Mirror Lake, March 2010 |
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Location | Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, United States |
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Coordinates | 37.7485°N 119.5491°W / 37.7485; -119.5491 |
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Primary inflows | Tenaya Creek |
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Primary outflows | Tenaya Creek |
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Basin countries | United States |
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Surface elevation | 4,098 ft (1,249 m) |
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See also
- List of lakes in California
External links
Yosemite National Park |
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Attractions |
- Yosemite Valley
- Yosemite Village
- Hetch Hetchy
- Glacier Point
- Badger Pass
- Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias
- Tuolumne Meadows
- Tioga Pass
- Wawona Tree
- Chilnualna Falls
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Hiking trails | |
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People | |
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Lodging & camping |
- Yosemite Lodge at the Falls
- The Ahwahnee
- Camp Curry
- Wawona Hotel
- Housekeeping Camp
- High Sierra Camps
- Camp 4
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Natural disasters | |
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Transportation |
- Nearby airports
- YARTS
- Route 140
- Route 41
- Route 120
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Nearby municipalities |
- Foresta
- El Portal & Arch Rock Entrance
- Yosemite West & Chinquapin
- Wawona
- Bootjack
- Mariposa
- Briceburg
- Oakhurst
- Midpines
- Lee Vining
- Mammoth
- Merced
- Le Grand
- Chowchilla
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Additional information |
- History of the Yosemite area
- Geology of the Yosemite area
- National Register of Historic Places in Yosemite National Park
- List of waterfalls
- Yosemite Category
- California Portal
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Authority control: National libraries | |
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На других языках
- [en] Mirror Lake (California)
[fr] Lac Mirror (Californie)
Le lac Mirror (en anglais : Mirror Lake) est un lac américain du comté de Mariposa, en Californie. Lac saisonnier situé dans le canyon Tenaya à 1 249 mètres d'altitude, il est protégé au sein du parc national de Yosemite. C'est une propriété contributrice au district historique dit « Yosemite Valley », lequel est inscrit au Registre national des lieux historiques depuis le 14 décembre 2006.
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