2024年11月8日 · Over eons, rivers and glaciers somehow carved 3,000 feet into solid granite to create Yosemite Valley. The nuances of the Valley form spectacular rock formations, for which Yosemite Valley is famous. Visitors all year can gaze up from the Valley floor to appreciate the enormity of it all.

2024年11月22日 · The landscape of Yosemite National Park is a product of its unique geology, resulting from glacial erosion of the underlying granite. Iconic landforms such as Yosemite Valley, Yosemite Falls, Bridalveil Fall, El Capitan, Half Dome, …

Millions of visitors come to California’s Yosemite National Park each year to see—and even climb—the Yosemite Valley’s awe-inspiring rock formations. Here you will learn about the most popular rock formations & cliffs.

2006年7月27日 · Massive piles of "talus" or rock debris at the base of Yosemite Valley's cliffs are reminders of these dramatic events. Natural processes like rockfall help to create the beautiful and changing scenery in Yosemite National Park, but they also present potential hazards.

El Capitan is composed almost entirely of a pale, coarse-grained granite approximately 100 MYA (million years old). In addition to El Capitan, this granite forms most of the rock features of the western portions of Yosemite Valley.

Easily the most recognizable landmark in all of Yosemite, Half Dome is a granite dome formation at the eastern end of the Yosemite Valley. Half Dome is one of the most well-known rocks in Yosemite, perhaps even in the entire United States.

This unique Yosemite rock formation is quickly identified due to the three similar sloping and bare granite peaks right next to each other (when viewed looking toward the east). The tallest is named Eagle Peak and the other two are simply named Middle Brother and Lower Brother.