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Photos of California National Park (9)
There are (9) photos of the keyword,
California National Park
, available on our website. They are pictured below.The pictures are organized by category.
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Painting
National
Park
s
:
Yosemite
National
Park
#405 — This picture was taken of a beautiful sunset near the entrence to Yosemite
National
Park
just a couple miles west of Groveland and Big Oak Flat. You can see part of the reservoir to Don Pedro Lake in between the hills. Yosemite is located in east-central
California
and lies 105 miles north of Fresno, 195 miles east of San Francisco, 313 miles north of Los Angeles and 350 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The gross area acres for the
national
park
is Gross Area Acres for 761,266 and receives about 3,300 total recreational visits per year. The elevation in the
park
ranges from from 2000 feet to over 13,000 feet. The cliffs, waterfalls, steep mountains and deep lakes of Yosemite
National
Park
were all formed over millions of years by earthquakes, glaciers and numerous other forces of nature.
Sunset at Hills near Yosemite
#400 — This is a scenic picture taken of Yosemite Falls during the late spring season in the popular
California
National
Park
. Yosemite Falls is the world's 5th tallest waterfall, but North America's largest and most popular waterfall in Yosemite's
National
Park
. This waterfall is actually composed of three falls: Upper, Middle Cascades, and the Lower fall. Together they have a combined height of 2,425 feet which is more than 9 times the height of Niagara Falls. Perhaps the easiest place to view the falls is the Yosemite Falls
Park
ing Area across from Yosemite Lodge.
Yosemite Falls & Reflection Through Trees
#451 — A scenic picture taken of Yosemite Falls at Yosemite
National
Park
located in
California
. Yosemite Falls is the world's 5th tallest waterfall, but North America's largest and most popular waterfall in Yosemite's
National
Park
. This waterfall is actually composed of three falls: Upper, Middle Cascades, and the Lower fall. Together they have a combined height of 2,425 feet which is more than 9 times the height of Niagara Falls. Perhaps the easiest place to view the falls is the Yosemite Falls
Park
ing Area across from Yosemite Lodge.
Yosemite Falls Reflection
#455 — A scenic picture taken of Yosemite Falls in the popular
California
Yosemite
National
Park
. In this picture you can see the reflection of the falls in the water just in front. This waterfall is actually composed of three falls: Upper, Middle Cascades, and the Lower fall. Together they have a combined height of 2,425 feet which is more than 9 times the height of Niagara Falls. Perhaps the easiest place to view the falls is the Yosemite Falls
Park
ing Area across from Yosemite Lodge.
Yosemite Falls with Reflection
#435 — A scenic picture taken of Yosemite Valley on a beautiful partly cloudy day in Yosemite
National
Park
located in
California
. Looking down you can see Merced Canyon and in the distance you can see a great view of Bridalveil Falls. Yosemite Valley is referred to as "the incomparable valley" and is seven miles long and one mile across at the widest point. It is the most visited section of the
national
park
. The Valley was formed by glacial erosion over millions ofyears.
Yosemite Valley,
California
#682 — A scenic picture taken of Bridalveil Fall located in Yosemite
National
Park
,
California
. Although Bridalveil Fall appears small when viewd against the surrounding canyon walls, it actually has a 620 foot drop, the height of a 62 story building. Bridalveil Fall is one of the most prominent waterfalls in the Yosemite Valley in
California
, seen yearly by millions of visitors to Yosemite
National
Park
. When the wind blows briskly, the waterfall will appear to be falling sideways.
Bridalveil Fall
#1405 — A scenic vertical picture taken of El Capitan located in the Yosemite
National
Park
in
California
. El Capitan is the largest known exposed granite block in the world and stands on the north side of the entrance to Yosemite Valley.
El Capitan
#456 — A scenic picture of the mountains and hills surrounding Yosemite
National
Park
and the Tuolumne River flowing below. The Tuolumne River was designated Wild and Scenic in 1984 by the United State Congress. The Wild and Scenic Act provieds that rivers possessing extraordinary scenic, recreational, fishery, or wildlife values shall be preserved for the benefit and enjoyment of Forest visitors. It also limits land development surrounding these rivers and water diversion from them. The Tuolumne River begins as small rivulets trickling from Mount Dana and Mount Lyell in Yosemite
National
Park
high in the Sierra Nevada. It ends at the San Joaquin River.
Yosemite & Tuolumne River View
Nature Photography
:
Sky and Clouds
#665 — A scenic picture taken of a sunset behind the reservoir to Don Pedro Lake in between the hills and mountains surrounding Yosemite
National
Park
in
California
. The picture was taken near the entrence to Yosemite
National
Park
just a couple miles west of Groveland and Big Oak Flat. Yosemite is located in east-central
California
and lies 105 miles north of Fresno, 195 miles east of San Francisco, 313 miles north of Los Angeles and 350 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
Sunset Behind Don Pedro Lake