Yosemite National Park

Summary

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 (6,471 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Yosemite National Park is located in Tuolumne County^[3].
• Yosemite National Park is located in Mariposa County^[4].
• Yosemite National Park is located in Madera County^[5].
• Yosemite National Park is located in California^[6].
• Yosemite National Park is in the country of United States^[7].
• Yosemite National Park's instance of is recorded as National Park of the United States^[8].
• Yosemite National Park's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[9].
• Yosemite National Park's instance of is recorded as national park^[10].
• Yosemite National Park's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community^[11].
• Yosemite National Park is operated by National Park Service^[12].
• Yosemite National Park's postal code is recorded as 95389^[13].
• Yosemite National Park's Commons category is recorded as Yosemite National Park^[14].
• Yosemite National Park comprises Cathedral Rocks^[15].
• Yosemite National Park comprises Half Dome^[16].
• Yosemite National Park comprises Olmsted Point^[17].
• Yosemite National Park comprises Clouds Rest^[18].
• Yosemite National Park comprises Tunnel View^[19].
• October 1, 1890 marks the founding of Yosemite National Park^[20].
• Yosemite National Park's highest point is recorded as Mount Lyell^[21].
• Yosemite National Park's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.7425, 'lon': -119.5375}^[22].
• Yosemite National Park's IUCN protected areas category is recorded as IUCN category II: National Park^[23].
• Yosemite National Park's official website is recorded as https://nps.gov/yose^[24].
• Yosemite National Park's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yosemite National Park^[25].
• Yosemite National Park's Commons gallery is recorded as Yosemite National Park^[26].
• Yosemite National Park's described at URL is recorded as https://openbeta.io/area/8ab53875-745f-5076-b396-d3d84945e52c/^[27].

Body

Founding

October 1, 1890 marks the founding of Yosemite National Park^[20].

Operations

Yosemite National Park is operated by National Park Service^[12].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Yosemite National Park include Yosemite Sam^[28], a fictional human^[29] and OS X Yosemite^[30], an operating system^[31], founded in 2014^[32].

Why It Matters

Yosemite National Park ranks in the top 9% of national_park_of_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,471 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Yosemite Sam^[28], a fictional human^[29] and OS X Yosemite^[30], an operating system^[31], founded in 2014^[32].