约塞米蒂谷
37°43′18″N 119°38′47″W / 37.72167°N 119.64639°W
约塞米蒂谷（Yosemite Valley），又译优山美地、优胜美地，位于美国加利福尼亚州中东部内华达山脉西坡的冰川槽谷，长约11公里，宽800-1600米，深约300-1500米。
圣华金河支流美熹德河上游流贯其中，谷底宽平，谷壁陡削，具有冰蚀U型谷的典型特征，两侧多悬谷，支流注入形成一系列瀑布，其中约塞米蒂瀑布落差达435米，为北美之冠。
1890年连同附近地区的湖泊、草甸、丛林等被辟为约塞米蒂国家公园。
延伸阅读
[编辑]- Schoenherr, Allan A. A Natural History of California. UC Press. 1995. ISBN 0-520-06922-6.
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- Harris, Ann G.; Tuttle, Esther; Tuttle, Sherwood D. Geology of National Parks 5th. Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing. 1997. ISBN 0-7872-5353-7.
- Wuerthner, George. Yosemite: A Visitors Companion. Stackpole Books. 1994. ISBN 0-8117-2598-7.
- Schaffer, Jeffrey P. Yosemite National Park: A Natural History Guide to Yosemite and Its Trails. Berkeley: Wilderness Press. 1999. ISBN 0-89997-244-6.
- Roper, Steve. Camp 4: Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber. The Mountaineers. 1994. ISBN 0-89886-587-5.
- Clarke, W. A. Automobiling In The Yosemite Valley. Overland Monthly, and Out West Magazine. August 1902, XL (2): 104–110 [2009-08-15].
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