Kolana Rock is a prominent granite dome located along the southern edge of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. John Muir stated that Kolana was the Indian name for the rock.[2] It towers 2,000 feet (610 m) above the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, and is across from Hetch Hetchy Dome.
Kolana Rock | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,774 ft (1,760 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Coordinates | 37°57′09″N 119°45′35″W / 37.9524208°N 119.7596204°W[1] |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Tuolumne County |
Protected area | Yosemite National Park |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Granite dome |
The dome was closed to rock climbing for many years during the breeding season of the Peregrine Falcon. The closure was lifted in 2013.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Kolana Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
- ^ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 121. ISBN 0899971199.
- ^ "Peregrine Closures Update". SuperTopo.com. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
- ^ "Climbing Closures". Yosemite National Park. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
External links
edit- Media related to Kolana Rock at Wikimedia Commons