Yosemite National Park

American  

noun

1. a national park in E California. 1,182 sq. mi. (3,060 sq. km).

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Yosemite National Park British  

noun

1. a national park in central California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: contains the Yosemite Valley, at an altitude of about 1200 m (4000 ft), with sheer walls rising about another 1200 m (4000 ft). Area: 3061 sq km (1182 sq miles)

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Yosemite National Park Cultural  

1. Located in California.

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Famous for its dramatic rock formations and waterfalls.

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Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park is enormous, covering more than 1,100 square miles on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

In April, her family will take a staycation in their hometown of Las Vegas, instead of a planned road trip to Yosemite National Park.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 28, 2026

The property, a portion of which Edwards also rented out as a vacation home, is a short drive from Yosemite National Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026

Alex Honnold, who scaled El Capitan in California's Yosemite National Park without a rope in 2017, said on Saturday: "Sadly it's raining in Taipei right now so I don't get to go climbing."

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

The kids around him were telling one another about all the fun stuff they’d done that summer—trips to Disneyland, camping in Yosemite National Park, or swimming at the beach.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai