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52 relations: Ahwahnechee, Alex Honnold, Ansel Adams, Apple Inc., Arête, California, California condor, California Geological Survey, Climbing route, Clouds Rest, Cretaceous, El Capitan, Free solo climbing, George G. Anderson, Glacier Point, Grade (climbing), Granite, Granite dome, Hiking, Jim Bridwell, John Muir, Joint (geology), Josiah Whitney, Kucadikadi, Lichen, Lichens of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Lightning, List of rock formations in the United States, Little Yosemite Valley, Mariposa County, California, Myr, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Nevada Fall, OS X Yosemite, Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome, Rock climbing, Royal Robbins, Sentinel Dome, Sierra Club, Sierra Entertainment, Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Tenaya Canyon, The North Face, Toro y Moi, United States, United States Geological Survey, Valley, Vernal Fall, Yosemite National Park, ..., Yosemite Valley, 50 State Quarters. Expand index (2 more) »
Ahwahnechee
The Ahwahnechee or Awahnichi (″Yosemite Valley People″) are a Miwok people who traditionally lived in the Yosemite Valley, which they called Ahwahne.
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Alex Honnold
Alex J. Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls.
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Ansel Adams
Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American photographer and environmentalist.
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Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services.
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Arête
Clouds Rest in Yosemite National Park is an arête. An arête is a narrow ridge of rock which separates two valleys.
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California
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.
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California condor
The California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is a New World vulture, the largest North American land bird.
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California Geological Survey
The California Geological Survey, previously known as the California Division of Mines and Geology, is the California state geologic agency.
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Climbing route
A climbing route is a path by which a climber reaches the top of a mountain, rock, or ice wall.
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Clouds Rest
Clouds Rest is a mountain in Yosemite National Park east northeast of Yosemite Village, California.
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Cretaceous
The Cretaceous is a geologic period and system that spans 79 million years from the end of the Jurassic Period million years ago (mya) to the beginning of the Paleogene Period mya.
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El Capitan
El Capitan (Spanish for The Captain, The Chief) is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, located on the north side of Yosemite Valley, near its western end.
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Free solo climbing
Free solo climbing, also known as Soloing, is a form of free climbing and solo climbing where the climber (or free soloist) performs alone and without using any ropes, harnesses or other protective equipment, relying entirely on his or her ability instead.
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George G. Anderson
George G. Anderson (1839 – May 8, 1884) is best known for making the first ascent to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park in California, United States on October 12, 1875.
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Glacier Point
Glacier Point is a viewpoint above Yosemite Valley, in California, United States.
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Grade (climbing)
In rock climbing, mountaineering, and other climbing disciplines, climbers give a grade to a climbing route or boulder problem, intended to describe concisely the difficulty and danger of climbing it.
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Granite
Granite is a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock that is granular and phaneritic in texture.
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Granite dome
Granite domes are domical hills composed of granite with bare rock exposed over most of the surface.
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Hiking
Hiking is the preferred term, in Canada and the United States, for a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails (footpaths), in the countryside, while the word walking is used for shorter, particularly urban walks.
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Jim Bridwell
Jim Bridwell (July 29, 1944 – February 16, 2018) was an American rock climber and mountaineer, active since 1965 especially in Yosemite Valley, but also in Patagonia and Alaska.
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John Muir
John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.
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Joint (geology)
A rock in Abisko fractured along existing joints possibly by mechanical frost weathering A joint is a break (fracture) of natural origin in the continuity of either a layer or body of rock that lacks any visible or measurable movement parallel to the surface (plane) of the fracture.
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Josiah Whitney
Josiah Dwight Whitney (November 23, 1819 – August 18, 1896) was an American geologist, professor of geology at Harvard University (from 1865), and chief of the California Geological Survey (1860–1874).
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Kucadikadi
The Kucadikadi are a band of Northern Paiute people who live near Mono Lake in Mono County, California.
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Lichen
A lichen is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi in a symbiotic relationship.
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Lichens of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
Lichens of the Sierra Nevada have been little studied.
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Lightning
Lightning is a sudden electrostatic discharge that occurs typically during a thunderstorm.
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List of rock formations in the United States
The following is a partial list of rock formations in the United States, by state.
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Little Yosemite Valley
Little Yosemite Valley is a smaller glacial valley upstream in the Merced River drainage from the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park.
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Mariposa County, California
Mariposa County is a county in the U.S. state of California.
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Myr
The abbreviation myr, "million years", is a unit of a quantity of (i.e.) years, or 31.6 teraseconds.
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National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations.
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National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance.
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Nevada Fall
Nevada FallThe official spelling is singular, see is a high waterfall on the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California.
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OS X Yosemite
OS X Yosemite (version 10.10) is the eleventh major release of OS X (now named macOS), Apple Inc.'s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.
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Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome
The Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome was the first Grade VI climb in the United States.
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Rock climbing
Rock climbing is an activity in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls.
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Royal Robbins
Royal Robbins (February 3, 1935 – March 14, 2017) was one of the pioneers of American rock climbing.
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Sentinel Dome
Sentinel Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, United States.
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Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is an environmental organization in the United States.
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Sierra Entertainment
Sierra Entertainment, Inc. (formerly On-Line Systems and later Sierra On-Line, Inc.) was an American video game developer and publisher based in Bellevue, Washington.
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Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
The Sierra Nevada (snowy saw range) is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin.
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Tenaya Canyon
Tenaya Canyon is a dramatic and dangerous canyon in Yosemite National Park, California, USA, that runs from the outlet of Tenaya Lake 10 miles down to Yosemite Valley, carrying water in Tenaya Creek through a series of spectacular cascades and pools and thence into a deep canyon below Cloud's Rest, a giant granite mountain adjacent to Half Dome.
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The North Face
The North Face, Inc. is an American outdoor product company specializing in outerwear, fleece, coats, shirts, footwear, and equipment such as backpacks, tents, and sleeping bags.
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Toro y Moi
Chaz Bear (born Chazwick Bradley Bundick, November 7, 1986), known professionally as Toro y Moi, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS, formerly simply Geological Survey) is a scientific agency of the United States government.
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Valley
A valley is a low area between hills or mountains often with a river running through it.
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Vernal Fall
Vernal Fall is a waterfall on the Merced River just downstream of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park, California.
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Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is an American national park lying in the western Sierra Nevada of California.
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Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California.
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50 State Quarters
The 50 State Quarters Program was the release of a series of circulating commemorative coins by the United States Mint.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_Dome
