Mirror Lake area

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The Mirror Lake area is a scenic region in Yosemite National Park known for its reflective waters, granite cliffs, and popular hiking access into nearby Tenaya Canyon.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mirror Lake 3
Mirror Lake area canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region ⓘ
scenic area ⓘ
access paved and dirt trails from eastern Yosemite Valley ⓘ
accessPointTo Tenaya Canyon ⓘ
bestSeasonToVisit early summer ⓘ
spring ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
county Mariposa County, California ⓘ
linked to: Mariposa County
ecosystemType montane forest edge ⓘ
riparian zone ⓘ
elevationRange approximately 4,000–4,200 feet above sea level ⓘ
hasBodyOfWater Mirror Lake ⓘ
linked to: Mirror Lake area
hasFeature granite domes ⓘ
meadow-like flats (when water is low) ⓘ
hasViewOf Half Dome ⓘ
Tenaya Canyon walls ⓘ
linked to: Tenaya Canyon
hydrology fed by Tenaya Creek ⓘ
knownFor granite cliffs ⓘ
hiking access into Tenaya Canyon ⓘ
reflective waters ⓘ
scenic views ⓘ
locatedIn Yosemite National Park ⓘ
Yosemite Valley ⓘ
managedBy U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
nearbyFeature Half Dome ⓘ
North Dome ⓘ
Tenaya Creek ⓘ
partOf Sierra Nevada ⓘ
photographicAttraction reflections of surrounding cliffs in calm water ⓘ
popularActivity day hiking ⓘ
nature viewing ⓘ
photography ⓘ
seasonal swimming ⓘ
regulation off-trail travel into Tenaya Canyon strongly discouraged by park ⓘ
swimming and wading subject to park rules ⓘ
safetyConcern hazardous off-trail travel into Tenaya Canyon ⓘ
rockfall hazard in surrounding cliffs ⓘ
seasonalVariation lake often shrinks to a meadow in late summer ⓘ
state California ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
trailheadFor Mirror Lake Trail ⓘ
trailType out-and-back trail ⓘ
vegetation mixed conifer forest ⓘ
riparian shrubs and grasses ⓘ
vehicleRestriction private vehicles generally restricted; shuttle access common ⓘ
wildlife black bears (occasionally observed) ⓘ
mule deer (common sightings) ⓘ
withinProtectedArea Yosemite Wilderness (adjacent areas) ⓘ
linked to: Yosemite Wilderness

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tenaya Canyon → accessFrom → Mirror Lake area ⓘ
Yosemite Valley trail system → givesAccessTo → Mirror Lake ⓘ
linked to: Mirror Lake area
North Pines Campground → near → Mirror Lake ⓘ
linked to: Mirror Lake area
Mirror Lake area → hasBodyOfWater → Mirror Lake ⓘ
linked to: Mirror Lake area
Mount Watkins → isVisibleFrom → Mirror Lake area ⓘ