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Yosemite Valley, then and now

A landscape photograph with its landmarks marked, each pairing 1861 with today, three with film.

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El Capitan

A granite monolith about 914 m (3,000 ft) from base to summit on its tallest face, and one of the world's great walls for climbers.

Rises
about 914 m from base to summit
Wall
the north side of the valley, near its western end
Photographed by Watkins
1861, on a glass plate 18 by 22 inches

Clouds Rest

Higher than Half Dome and far behind it. Few peaks of its height stand this close to the valley, which is why it reads so large from here.

Half Dome

One sheer face and three smooth, rounded sides - a dome that looks cut in half. Its summit is over 8,800 feet above sea level.

Summit
over 8,800 ft above sea level
Rock
quartz monzonite
Seen here
from about 13 km away, at the valley's eastern end

Sentinel Rock

A granite peak on the valley's south wall, towering over the floor opposite Yosemite Falls.

Sentinel Dome

The bare granite dome on the skyline, on the south rim, less than a mile from Glacier Point. Its summit looks out over the whole valley.

Bridalveil Fall

188 metres (617 ft) of falling water, and it flows all year. The Ahwahneechee name is Pohono.

Height
188 m (617 ft)
Flows
all year, heaviest in spring
Watkins's title
Pohono, Bridal Veil, 1861

Cathedral Rocks

A row of granite cliffs and spires on the south wall, rising beside Bridalveil Fall - painted by Bierstadt and photographed by Watkins in the same years.

The valley floor

About 12 km long and nearly a kilometre deep, carved by glaciers and drained by the Merced River, which runs under these trees.

Length
about 12 km (7.5 mi)
Depth
910-1,070 m (3,000-3,500 ft)
River
the Merced

About this picture

The picture under this example is the valley from Tunnel View, which has looked out over it since 1933. Photograph: Diliff, 16 May 2013, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.