Lake Vernon, Yosemite National Park

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

#65 among attractions in Yosemite National Park

Natural attraction, Nature, Lake

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Lake Vernon is located in the Tiltill Valley in the northern sector of Yosemite National Park just north of Hetch Hetchy Valley. The surface elevation of the lake is 6,568 ft. Due to the remote location of the lake, it is usually only accessed as a backpacking destination. The area surrounding the lake was once home to a band of Sierra Miwok Indians, and numerous artifacts can be found in the area. Lake Vernon is the source of Falls Creek, which feeds Wapama Falls. ()

Elevation: 6565 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 38°0'50"N, 119°43'26"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Wapama Falls, Tueeulala Falls, O'Shaughnessy Dam, Kolana Rock.

4.1 miSW
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Hiking trail
Wapama Falls, Yosemite National Park
106 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.
4.4 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Waterfall
Tueeulala Falls, Yosemite National Park
112 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.
5.8 miSW
Dam
O'Shaughnessy Dam, Yosemite National Park
147 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.
4.7 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Kolana Rock, Yosemite National Park
120 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 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Flora Lake, Yosemite National Park
133 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.
3.1 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Ardeth Lake, Yosemite National Park
80 min walk • Ardeth Lake is a lake in Tuolumne County, California, in the United States. Ardeth Lake was named for a Yosemite ranger's wife.
3 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Andrews Peak, Yosemite National Park
78 min walk • Andrews Peak is a summit in Tuolumne County, California, in the United States. With an elevation of 8,537 feet, Andrews Peak is the 880th highest summit in the state of California. Andrews Peak was named for Professor George Leonard Andrews of West Point.
6.3 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Boundary Lake, Yosemite National Park
161 min walk • Boundary Lake is a lake in Tuolumne County, California, in the United States. Boundary Lake was likely named from its location at the edge of Yosemite National Park.
3.7 miSW
Mountain
Hetch Hetchy Dome
95 min walk • Hetch Hetchy Dome is a granite dome, in the Hetch Hetchy area of Yosemite National Park.
0.4 miSW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Hetch Hetchy to Lake Vernon Trail, Yosemite National Park
12 min walk • The Hetch Hetchy to Lake Vernon Trail in Yosemite starts from the parking lot close to the O'Shaughnessy Dam at the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, and goes to Lake Vernon through the Yosemite Wilderness.
2.3 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Branigan Lake, Yosemite National Park
58 min walk • Branigan Lake is a lake in Yosemite National Park, California. Branigan Lake was named in the 1890s for a member of the military.