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Yosemite National Park

Natural World Heritage property in United States, inscribed in 1984 under criteria (vii), (viii).

Yosemite National Park, United States
Photo: Thomas Wolf , www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
United States
Year of inscription
1984
Criteria
viiviii
Area of property
3,027 km²
Location
Tuolumne County, Mariposa County
What it is
National Park of the United States, national park
Founded or built
1890
Component parts
5 (serial property)
Elevation
2,686 m
Mountain range
Sierra Nevada
Visitors a year
4,121,807 (2024) · ranking
Official website
nps.gov/yose
Reference
WHC 308 · Wikidata Q180402

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.
nearby

Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Redwood National and State Parks, United States556 kmRedwood National and State ParksUnited States · 1980NaturalGrand Canyon National Park, United States685 kmGrand Canyon National ParkUnited States · 1979NaturalEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve, Mexico819 kmEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveMexico · 2013NaturalMesa Verde National Park, United States975 kmMesa Verde National ParkUnited States · 1978CulturalChaco Culture World Heritage Site, United States1045 kmChaco Culture World Heritage SiteUnited States · 1987CulturalYellowstone National Park, United States1073 kmYellowstone National ParkUnited States · 1978Natural
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