Hetch Hetchy Dome
#2665 among destinations in the United States
Facts and practical information
Hetch Hetchy Dome is a granite dome, in the Hetch Hetchy area of Yosemite National Park. ()
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Hetch Hetchy Dome – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Wapama Falls, Tueeulala Falls, O'Shaughnessy Dam, Lake Vernon.
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Hiking trailWapama Falls, Yosemite National Park
19 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.
Natural attraction, Nature, WaterfallTueeulala Falls, Yosemite National Park
29 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.
DamO'Shaughnessy Dam, Yosemite National Park
58 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.
Natural attraction, Nature, LakeLake Vernon, Yosemite National Park
95 min walk • 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.
Natural attraction, Nature, MountainKolana Rock, Yosemite National Park
26 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.
Natural attraction, Nature, MountainAndrews Peak, Yosemite National Park
167 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.
Hiking, Hiking trailHetch Hetchy to Lake Vernon Trail, Yosemite National Park
86 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.
Natural attraction, Nature, MountainSmith Peak, Yosemite National Park
73 min walk • Smith Peak, in Yosemite National Park in the United States, overlooks the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and provides grand vistas of the Hetch Hetchy Valley and surrounding wilderness.
Rustic architectureFrog Creek Cabin
130 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.
Natural attraction, Nature, LakeBranigan Lake, Yosemite National Park
146 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.
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