Yosemite National Park
national park in California, United States
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Yosemite National Park is a National Park of the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of national park of the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,463 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tuolumne County[3], Mariposa County[4], Madera County[5], California[6]
- Country: United States[7]
- Instance of: tourist attraction[8], national park[9], unincorporated community[10]
- Operator: National Park Service[11]
- Postal code: 95389[12]
- Commons category: Yosemite National Park[13]
- Has part(s): Cathedral Rocks[14], Half Dome[15], Olmsted Point[16], Clouds Rest[17], Tunnel View[18]
- Inception: October 1, 1890[19]
- Highest point: Mount Lyell[20]
- IUCN protected areas category: IUCN category II: National Park[21]
- Official website: https://nps.gov/yose[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Yosemite National Park[23]
- Commons gallery: Yosemite National Park[24]
- Described at URL: https://openbeta.io/area/8ab53875-745f-5076-b396-d3d84945e52c/[25]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Yosemite National Park[26]
- Visitors per year: 3,853,404[27], 4,150,217[28], 5,028,868[29], 3,242,644[30], 3,901,408[31], 3,951,393[32], 3,691,191[33], 3,882,642[34], 4,336,890[35], 4,009,436[36], 4,422,861[37], 2,268,313[38], 3,287,595[39], 3,667,550[40]
- Described by source: Star Trek Fact Files[41], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[42], The American Cyclopædia[43], The New Student's Reference Work[44], Place Names of the High Sierra[45]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[46]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Yosemite National Park include Yosemite Sam[47], a fictional human[48] and OS X Yosemite[49], an operating system[50], founded in 2014[51].
Why It Matters
Yosemite National Park has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for it include Yosemite Sam[47], a fictional human[48] and OS X Yosemite[49], an operating system[50], founded in 2014[51].