Lake Eleanor, Yosemite National Park

Name: Lake Eleanor
Address: Yosemite National Park, United States

#56 among attractions in Yosemite National Park

Natural attraction, Nature, Lake

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Lake Eleanor is a reservoir located in the northwestern backcountry of Yosemite National Park at an altitude of 4,657 feet. The reservoir has a capacity of 26,100 acre-feet and a surface area of 953 acres. ()

Area: 1.51 mi²Elevation: 4659 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°59'10"N, 119°51'29"W

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Lake Eleanor – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wapama Falls, Tueeulala Falls, Kibbie Lake, O'Shaughnessy Dam.

5.2 miE
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Hiking trail
Wapama Falls, Yosemite National Park
134 min walk • Wapama Falls is the larger of two waterfalls located on the northern wall of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. It flows almost year-round and during peak flow has been known to inundate the trail bridge crossing its base, making the falls impossible to pass.
4.9 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Waterfall
Tueeulala Falls, Yosemite National Park
125 min walk • Tueeulala Falls is located on the north side of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. At roughly 880 feet it is the smaller of two large waterfalls that spill into Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, the other being Wapama Falls.
4.7 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Kibbie Lake, Yosemite National Park
121 min walk • Kibbie Lake lies in the remote north-west portion of Yosemite National Park in the United States. It is accessible only to hikers and equestrians. It is the largest non-artificial lake in the national park.
4.6 miSE
Dam
O'Shaughnessy Dam, Yosemite National Park
119 min walk • O'Shaughnessy Dam is a 430-foot high concrete arch-gravity dam in Tuolumne County, California, United States. It impounds the Tuolumne River, forming the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir at the lower end of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park, about 160 miles east of San Francisco.
5.8 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Kolana Rock, Yosemite National Park
148 min walk • Kolana Rock is a prominent granite dome located along the southern edge of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. John Muir stated that Kolana was the Indian name for the rock.
5.2 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Flora Lake, Yosemite National Park
132 min walk • Flora Lake is a remote lake located in the northern environs of Yosemite National Park, California, United States. The lake is located in a rugged environment that is only accessible to intrepid hikers.
2.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Cherry Lake, Stanislaus National Forest
73 min walk • Cherry Lake is an artificial lake in the Stanislaus National Forest of Tuolumne County, California, U.S.A. about 25 miles east of the city of Sonora.
0.8 miE
Rustic architecture
Frog Creek Cabin
21 min walk • The Frog Creek Cabin, in Yosemite National Park, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. It is a one-story frame cabin, about 14 by 28 feet in plan, with a small screened porch, about 13 by 4 feet extending. It is National Park Service Rustic in style.