Yosemite Valley Place Names, A-G

Locations, who named it, when, and sometimes why.

Arrowhead Spire-- between Yosemite Point & Indian Canyon, Sierra Club 1930s

Artist Point--west end site where Hill made early sketches of the valley

Basket Dome-- North Rim, up canyon from North Dome, Native legend

Beatitude, Mt.—the place where the Mariposa Battalion first saw the valley (Old Inspiration Point)

Black Spring--north side of Bridalveil Meadow

Bridalveil Fall/Meadow-- west end, Hutchings 1855

Broderick, Mt.-- by Nevada Fall, named for US Senator from California,

Bunnell Point-- in Little Yosemite Valley, for Lafayette Bunnell 1920

Castle Cliffs- under Yosemite Point, 1907

Cathedral Rocks—to the left of Bridalveil Fall

Cathedral Spires—on the south side of El Capitan Meadow, Hutchings 1862

Clark Point--south wall near Vernal Fall, for Galen Clark 1891

Columbia Rock-- overlook on Yosemite Falls Trail, 1/3 the way up, 1873

Curry Village—east end of the valley, David & Jennie Curry started with 7 tents in 1899

Dewey Point-- on Pohono Trail, for Admiral Dewey

Discovery View--the view from the east end of the Wawona Tunnel

Diving Board--south of Half Dome

Emerald Pool--just above Vernal Fall, 1856

Fern Spring--foot of Mariposa Trail, by Pohono Bridge, 1871

Fissures-- by Taft Point, Eadweard Muybridge, photographer, 1867

Four Mile Trail—goes from base of Sentinel Rock to Glacier Point, built by John Conway 1871

Glacier Point--east end of the valley, south wall, 1864

Grizzly Peak-- overlooks Vernal Fall on the north side, Charles Bailey 1885

Gunsight--Leaning Tower as seen between the Cathedral Rocks