Yosemite National Park World Heritage Site

Official name

Yosemite National Park | UNESCO

Country

United States | Map

Continent

North America

Location

California
37.7461° Lat, -119.5966° Lon | Map

Code

308

Time Zone

America/New_York (EST, -0500)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 1984. Yosemite National Park lies in the heart of California. With its 'hanging' valleys, many waterfalls, cirque lakes, polished domes, moraines and U-shaped valleys, it provides an excellent overview of all kinds of granite relief fashioned by glaciation. At 600–4,000 m, a great variety of flora and fauna can also be found here.