Parc national de Yosemite (Yosemite National Park)
Le parc national de Yosemite (en anglais : Yosemite National Park ; prononcé en API : [joʊ.ˈsɛm.ɪ.ti]) est un parc national américain, situé dans les montagnes de Sierra Nevada, dans l'est de l'État de Californie. Avec une superficie totale de 3 081 km2, il est le troisième plus grand parc national de Californie après ceux de la vallée de la Mort et de Joshua Tree. Classé parc national le 1er octobre 1890, Yosemite est le deuxième plus ancien de l'histoire des États-Unis, après celui de Yellowstone.
Plus de 3,5 millions de touristes le fréquentent chaque année avec un record de 5 millions en 2016, ce qui en fait, avec le Grand Canyon et les Great Smoky Mountains, l'un des sites naturels les plus visités du pays. Ses chutes d'eau et ses dômes granitiques spectaculaires attirent chaque année des milliers de randonneurs et grimpeurs venant du monde entier. Yosemite est un parc de haute montagne dont la diversité naturelle et paysagère est reconnue patrimoine mondial par l'UNESCO en 1984. Cependant, l'intense fréquentation touristique, au printemps et en été, pose des problèmes environnementaux dans la vallée de Yosemite.
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Site et situation
- 1.1 Relief
- 1.2 Hydrographie
- 1.3 Climat
- 2 Géologie
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Histoire du Yosemite
- 3.1 Ahwahnechee
- 3.2 Premiers touristes
- 3.3 Parc naturel national
- 4 Flore
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Faune
- 5.1 Mammifères
- 5.2 Oiseaux
- 5.3 Reptiles et amphibiens
- 5.4 Poissons
- 6 Gestion et administration du parc
- 7 Sites intéressants
- 8 Le Yosemite dans les arts et la culture
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Renseignements pratiques
- 9.1 Accès et transports
- 9.2 Tourisme
- 10 Notes et références
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Annexes
- 11.1 Bibliographie
- 11.2 Articles connexes
- 11.3 Liens externes
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Images Gallery
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La vallée en auge de Yosemite.
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Image traditionnelle du Half Dome au soleil couchant depuis Glacier Point.
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La vallée de Yosemite en 1898.
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La vallée du Yosemite. Le Half Dome est à droite de la photographie.
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Chutes de Yosemite.
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Pywiack Dome : les dômes granitiques sont le résultat de l'érosion ; les lacs proviennent en général d'anciens glaciers.
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Habitation Miwok, musée amérindien de Yosemite.
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La chapelle de la vallée de Yosemite, datant de 1879.
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Le président américain Theodore Roosevelt (à gauche) et John Muir (à droite), photographiés à Yosemite en 1903.
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Des cerfs hémiones dans la vallée de Yosemite.
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Un ours noir essayant de pénétrer dans une voiture.
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Un secteur incendié du parc.
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Half Dome.
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Tuolumne Meadows.
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Thomas Hill, Yosemite Valley, vers 1870, Sullivan Goss-An American Gallery.
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Carte du parc.
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Ascension du Half Dome.
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Comments
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Beautiful views everywhere you look. If you go early the crowds aren’t too bad. We didn’t have to wait in line going in early but saw some long lines on our last day when we left the park around noon.
a week ago -
Such a beautiful park and so much to see. Exited through the east and wish I would have spent some time that way! Some waterfalls and lakes are seasonal so mind that if you go there in the summer. Mirror lake was not there in mid August! So much to see and hike though!
a week ago -
Stunning 🤩 just amazing. Would love to stay there forever. Perfect park to spend time with friends and family.
3 days ago -
Gorgeous National Park! Yosemite Valley is stunning but make sure you go to Glazier Point. The view looking down at Yosemite Valley and seeing El Capitan and Half Dome is worth the trip. If you want to travel but are afraid of getting Covid hit up a National Park. Go during the week and there isn't much of a crowd. My wife and I went to Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park's as well. A great trip!
a day ago -
Yosemite National Park is absolutely beautiful being so close to a major metropolitan center like San Francisco / Silicon Valley makes this park very accessible to a very large population. While it is an incredibly beautiful park it is not the best in terms of the amount of people who come to visit. I will say this is without a doubt one of America’s most beautiful spaces it should be visited during times when there are the least amount of people. I will give a more in-depth review but encouraging people to visit this park might be environmentally concerning when it’s already so popular.
a week ago -
Beautiful park. Made it into the valley this time and enjoyed the Yosemite Falls hike. Was impressed by the shop and restaurant facilities available in the valley. Enjoyed the drive from Lee Vining, so many beautiful places to stop along the way. You don't even need to go into the valley to enjoy beautiful hikes or clear water.
a month ago -
One of the best experiences I’ve had in my life. I travelled to California just to experience this moment. Words can not explain the beauty of this National Treasure. I encourage you to visit and experience the picturesque scenery of this place. My only wish is I could visit Yosemite again and spend days navigating through its marvels. This is one off my bucket list.
3 weeks ago -
The park is beautiful! It would be nice if there were signs indicating how far to your destination along the drive. But, we had an amazing time and the pictures look like a painting! Absolutely beautiful!
a month ago