Dana Plateau

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Dana Plateau is a high, windswept alpine tableland in Yosemite National Park known for its expansive views, rugged terrain, and striking glacially carved landscape.

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Dana Plateau canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alpine tableland ⓘ
plateau ⓘ
accessedFrom Tioga Pass Road ⓘ
trailheads near Tioga Lake ⓘ
climate alpine climate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
county Tuolumne County ⓘ
elevation approximately 12000 feet above sea level ⓘ
approximately 3700 meters above sea level ⓘ
geology glacially scoured bedrock ⓘ
primarily granitic rock ⓘ
hasCharacteristic expansive views ⓘ
glacially carved landscape ⓘ
periglacial features ⓘ
scattered alpine meadows ⓘ
steep cliffs on its eastern edge ⓘ
talus slopes ⓘ
knownFor dramatic glacial cirques ⓘ
panoramic views of the eastern Sierra and Great Basin ⓘ
remote high-elevation environment ⓘ
sheer drop-offs on its eastern margin ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
Tuolumne County, California ⓘ
linked to: Tuolumne County

United States ⓘ
Yosemite National Park ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
near Lee Vining Canyon ⓘ
Mount Dana ⓘ
Tioga Pass ⓘ
overlooks Lee Vining Canyon ⓘ
Mono Basin ⓘ
Mono Lake ⓘ
Sierra crest ⓘ
partOf Dana Fork watershed ⓘ
Sierra Nevada ⓘ
protectedAreaStatus within a federally protected national park ⓘ
state California ⓘ
terrain alpine ⓘ
rugged ⓘ
windswept ⓘ
usedFor backcountry skiing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
rock climbing access ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
wilderness recreation ⓘ
vegetationType alpine tundra ⓘ
sparse subalpine shrubs ⓘ

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Mount Dana → offersViewOf → Dana Plateau ⓘ
Mount Dana Trail → viewIncludes → Dana Plateau ⓘ