A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | View of Yosemite Valley, California, looking east |
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| Description | This classic view of Yosemite Valley shows some of the valley's most famous features. The prominent buttress on the left is El Capitan. Across from it is Bridalveil Falls. In the far distance, the pointed peak is the summit of half dome. This valley was carved by glacial ice and has the classic “U” shape attributed to glaciers. Bridalveil Falls and the other famous falls (out of site) occur where hanging valleys join the main valley. The rock outcrops in this photo are mostly made of the El Capitan Granite. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Cretaceous |
| Geologic province | Sierra Nevada |
| Location | USA ▹ California ▹ Merced. Near Merced. Yosemite National Park. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 2002-03-07. |
| Key words | Yosemite, El Capitan, Bridalveil Falls, Half Dome, glacier, waterfall, hanging valley, granite |
| Tech details | 321 KB. Vista. |
| GeoDIL number | 2513 |
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