Merced River canyon

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Merced River canyon is a steep, scenic gorge in Yosemite National Park carved by the Merced River, known for its dramatic cliffs, waterfalls, and popular hiking routes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canyon ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ
landform ⓘ
carvedBy Merced River ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
contains Merced River ⓘ
ecosystemType montane forest ⓘ
riparian habitat ⓘ
formedByProcess river erosion ⓘ
geology granite ⓘ
metamorphic rocks ⓘ
hasAccessRoad California State Route 140 ⓘ
El Portal Road ⓘ
hasCharacteristic dramatic cliffs ⓘ
gorge ⓘ
granite walls ⓘ
scenic ⓘ
steep ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
hasRecreationRestriction subject to seasonal closures and regulations in Yosemite National Park ⓘ
hasSeasonalFeature spring snowmelt high flows ⓘ
hasTrail Merced River trail (lower canyon area) ⓘ
linked to: Merced River canyon
hasViewOf Yosemite Valley cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Yosemite Valley
knownFor sheer rock faces ⓘ
spring wildflower displays ⓘ
whitewater sections of Merced River ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
Mariposa County, California ⓘ
linked to: Mariposa County

United States ⓘ
Yosemite National Park ⓘ
managedBy U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
near El Portal, California ⓘ
partOf Merced River corridor ⓘ
linked to: Merced River canyon

Merced Wild and Scenic River area ⓘ
linked to: Merced River canyon

Sierra Nevada ⓘ
popularFor hiking ⓘ
photography ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
tourismActivity day hiking ⓘ
river recreation ⓘ
scenic driving ⓘ
traversedBy Merced River ⓘ
withinProtectedArea Yosemite National Park ⓘ

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Nevada Fall Footbridge → over → Merced River canyon ⓘ
El Portal → partOf → Merced River canyon ⓘ
Happy Isles → hasViewOf → Merced River canyon ⓘ
Big Oak Flat Road → hasView → Merced River Canyon ⓘ
linked to: Merced River canyon
Nevada Fall amphitheater → hasView → Merced River canyon ⓘ
Nevada Fall amphitheater → within → Merced River canyon ⓘ
Happy Isles trailhead → givesAccessTo → Merced River Canyon ⓘ
linked to: Merced River canyon
Mist Trail route → follows → Merced River canyon ⓘ
Mist Trail route → offersViewOf → Merced River canyon ⓘ
Mount Broderick → within → Merced River canyon ⓘ
California State Route 140 → hasScenicSection → Merced River Canyon ⓘ
linked to: Merced River canyon
Dewey Point → hasViewOf → Merced River canyon ⓘ
Merced River canyon → partOf → Merced River corridor ⓘ
linked to: Merced River canyon
Merced River canyon → partOf → Merced Wild and Scenic River area ⓘ
linked to: Merced River canyon
Merced River canyon → hasTrail → Merced River trail (lower canyon area) ⓘ
linked to: Merced River canyon
SR 140 → follows → Merced River canyon ⓘ
Washburn Point → overlooks → Merced River canyon ⓘ
El Portal Road → locatedIn → Merced River canyon ⓘ
El Portal Road → hasScenicViewOf → Merced River canyon ⓘ
El Portal Road → traverses → Merced River canyon ⓘ