HERITAGE RECORD · 308

Yosemite National Park

约塞米特蒂国家公园

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

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.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ180402 ↗

Inception1890

Area3027.19 ha

Administrative areaQ156346 · Q156191 · Q109661 · Q99

WikipediaYosemite National Park ↗

Chinese Wikipedia優勝美地國家公園 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

(viii)An outstanding record of Earth’s history, geological processes or significant landforms.

Cultural archive

Direct quotation

Never before had I seen so glorious a landscape, so boundless an affluence of sublime mountain beauty.

John Muir · My First Summer in the SierraOriginal: Never before had I seen so glorious a landscape, so boundless an affluence of sublime mountain beauty.Original work in the public domainSource ↗

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