2021 Map of Ten Lakes

About this map

Yosemite National Park occupies the heart of this high-elevation wilderness survey, dominated by the dramatic descent of the Tuolumne River through its most storied granite corridors. The landscape is defined by the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River and the narrow passage of Muir Gorge, where the water transitions from the high meadows of the Sierra Nevada into deep, carved basins. Evidence of the region’s glacial history is visible in the distribution of high-altitude basins like Pate Valley and the numerous small alpine catchments including Table Lake and Grant Lakes.