Mirror Lake (California)
Mirror Lake | |
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Mirror Lake | |
Location | Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, United States |
Coordinates | 37°44′55″N 119°32′57″W / 37.7485°N 119.5491°WCoordinates: 37°44′55″N 119°32′57″W / 37.7485°N 119.5491°W |
Primary inflows | Tenaya Creek |
Primary outflows | Tenaya Creek |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface elevation | 4,098 ft (1,249 m) |
Mirror Lake is a small, seasonal lake located on Tenaya Creek in Yosemite National Park. Situated in Tenaya Canyon directly between North Dome and Half Dome, it is the last remnant of a large glacial lake that once filled most of Yosemite Valley at the end of the last Ice Age, and is close to disappearing due to sediment accumulation.
See also[]
- List of lakes in California
External links[]
- Media related to Mirror Lake (California) at Wikimedia Commons
- "Mirror Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
Categories:
- Lakes of Yosemite National Park
- Lakes of Mariposa County, California
- Merced River
- Tourist attractions in Mariposa County, California
- Mariposa County, California geography stubs
- Yosemite National Park stubs