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Historical Markers in Yosemite Valley

 
Clickable Map of Mariposa County, California and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Mariposa County, CA (114) Madera County, CA (47) Merced County, CA (39) Stanislaus County, CA (121) Tuolumne County, CA (144)  MariposaCounty(114) Mariposa County (114)  MaderaCounty(47) Madera County (47)  MercedCounty(39) Merced County (39)  StanislausCounty(121) Stanislaus County (121)  TuolumneCounty(144) Tuolumne County (144)
Mariposa is the county seat for Mariposa County
Yosemite Valley is in Mariposa County
Mariposa County (114)  ►
ADJACENT TO MARIPOSA COUNTY
Madera County (47)  ►
Merced County (39)  ►
Stanislaus County (121)  ►
Tuolumne County (144)  ►
 
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1 ► California, Mariposa County, Yosemite Valley — Avalanche! — Olmsted Point — Yosemite National Park —
On Tioga Road (California Route 120), on the right when traveling east.
The Tioga Road, one of the few roads that crosses the Sierra Nevada, reaches the highest point of any at Tioga Pass (9,945ft, 3km). It provides a gateway to the park, wilderness, and high country. The long winters and rigorous road-opening . . . — — Map (db m192086) HM
2 ► California, Mariposa County, Yosemite Valley — Glacier Point View Terrace — Yosemite National Park —
Near Glacier Point Road, on the right when traveling north.
The stage was set for the creation of Vernal and Nevada Falls when two major fractures developed in the otherwise solid granite walls. Glaciers ground and carved away the downhill side of the fractures, leaving the two vertical waterfalls, sometimes . . . — — Map (db m192080)
3 ► California, Mariposa County, Yosemite Valley — Happy Isles Gaging Station —
Near John Muir Trail south of Happy Isle Loop Road, on the left when traveling south.
Water-stage data recorded at this station are transmitted, via satellite, to the U.S. Geological Survey computer in Reston, Virginia. The computed streamflow of the Merced River at Happy Isles Bridge is printed at a computer terminal in the . . . — — Map (db m192078)
4 ► California, Mariposa County, Yosemite Valley — Rewards of Travel — Tunnel View — Yosemite National Park —
On Wawona Road (California Route 49) west of Southside Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Tunnel Vision Dedicated on June 10, 1933, the Wawona Tunnel was carefully engineered to provide a dramatic view for motorists. The Tunnel View Overlook, built using Rustic design principles, blends with the surrounding landscape. Civilian . . . — — Map (db m223989) HM
 
 
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026