Kolana Rock

Kolana Rock

Kolana Rock as viewed from the North-West side of Hetch Hetchy Valley
Elevation 5,774 ft (1,760 m) NAVD 88[1]
Location
Kolana Rock

Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, U.S.

Range Sierra Nevada
Coordinates 37°57′09″N 119°45′35″W / 37.9524208°N 119.7596204°WCoordinates: 37°57′09″N 119°45′35″W / 37.9524208°N 119.7596204°W[1]
Geology
Type Granite dome

Kolana Rock is a prominent granite dome located along the southern edge of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. John Muir stated that Kolana was the Indian name for the rock.[2] It towers 2,000 feet (610 m) above the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.

The dome is closed to rock climbing during the breeding season of the Peregrine Falcon.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kolana Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
  2. ↑ Browning, Peter (1986). Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. p. 121. ISBN 0899971199.
  3. ↑ "Peregrine Nesting Area Closures". SuperTopo.com. Retrieved 2012-12-25.
  4. ↑ "Climbing Closures". Yosemite National Park. Retrieved 2012-12-25.


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