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Mirror Lake (California)

Coordinates: 37°44′55″N 119°32′57″W / 37.7485°N 119.5491°W / 37.7485; -119.5491
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Mirror Lake
Mirror Lake, March 2010
Location of Mirror Lake in California, USA.
Location of Mirror Lake in California, USA.
Mirror Lake
Location of Mirror Lake in California, USA.
Location of Mirror Lake in California, USA.
Mirror Lake
LocationYosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, United States
Coordinates37°44′55″N 119°32′57″W / 37.7485°N 119.5491°W / 37.7485; -119.5491
Primary inflowsTenaya Creek
Primary outflowsTenaya Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation4,098 ft (1,249 m)
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Mirror Lake is a small, seasonal lake located on Tenaya Creek in Yosemite National Park. Situated in Tenaya Canyon directly between North Dome and Half Dome, it is the last remnant of a large glacial lake that once filled most of Yosemite Valley at the end of the last Ice Age, and is close to disappearing due to sediment accumulation.

See also

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  • Media related to Mirror Lake (California) at Wikimedia Commons
  • "Mirror Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.


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