Editing Yosemite National Park (section)

===Popular features===
[[File:The spiny crown of Cathedral Peak, Yosemite National Park, California.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Cathedral Peak (California)|Cathedral Peak]]]]
Yosemite Valley represents only one percent of the park area. The [[Tunnel View]] gives a view of the valley. [[El Capitan]] is a prominent granite cliff that looms over the valley, and is a rock climbing favorite because of its sheer size, diverse climbing routes, and year-round accessibility. [[Granite dome]]s such as [[Sentinel Dome]] and [[Half Dome]] rise {{convert|3000|and|4800|ft|m}}, respectively, above the valley floor. The park contains dozens of other [[Granite Domes of Yosemite National Park|granite domes]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cross |first1=Robert |title=Mountain majesty Yosemite: The California national park is home to some of the country's most scenic natural wonders. |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-05-26-1996147114-story.html |access-date=7 September 2021 |work=The Baltimore Sun |date=26 May 1996 |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006075550/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-05-26-1996147114-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The high country of Yosemite contains other important features such as [[Tuolumne Meadows]], [[Dana Meadows (California)|Dana Meadows]], the [[Clark Range (California)|Clark Range]], the [[Cathedral Range]], and the [[Kuna Crest]]. The [[Sierra Crest]] and the [[Pacific Crest Trail]] run through Yosemite. Mount Dana and [[Mount Gibbs]] are peaks of red metamorphic rock. Granite peaks include [[Mount Conness]], [[Cathedral Peak]], and [[Matterhorn Peak]]. [[Mount Lyell (California)|Mount Lyell]] is the highest point in the park, standing at {{convert|13,120|ft|m}}. The [[Lyell Glacier]] is the largest glacier in the park and one of the few remaining in the Sierra.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yosemite National Park's Largest Glacier Stagnant – Yosemite National Park (U.S. National Park Service)|url=https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/lyellglacier.htm|access-date=2021-05-06|website=www.nps.gov|language=en|archive-date=May 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506185923/https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/lyellglacier.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

The park has three groves of ancient giant sequoia (''[[Sequoiadendron giganteum]]'') trees; the [[Mariposa Grove]] (200 trees), the [[Tuolumne Grove]] (25 trees), and the [[Merced Grove]] (20 trees).<ref name="GeologyNP340"/> This species grows larger in volume than any other and is one of the tallest and longest-lived.<ref name="Kiver227">{{harvnb|Kiver|Harris|1999|p=227}}</ref>