Tenaya Lake

Tenaya Lake
Tenaya Lake
Der Tenaya Lake von der Tioga Road gesehen Umgeben von Granitfelsen
Der Tenaya Lake von der Tioga Road gesehen Umgeben von Granitfelsen
Geographische Lage Yosemite-Nationalpark, Kalifornien, USA
Zuflüsse Tenaya Creek
Abfluss Tenaya Creek → Merced River
Daten
Koordinaten 37° 49′ 50″ N, 119° 27′ 29″ W37.830555555556-119.458055555562484Koordinaten: 37° 49′ 50″ N, 119° 27′ 29″ W
Tenaya Lake (Kalifornien)
Tenaya Lake
Höhe über Meeresspiegel 2.484 m

Der Tenaya Lake ist ein See im Yosemite-Nationalpark im US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien. Er liegt zwischen dem Yosemite Valley und der Tuolumne-Wiese. Der See wurde durch den Tuolumne-Gletscher gebildet. Ausflüsse des Sees ist der Tenaya Creek, der durch den Tenaya Canyon im Yosemite Valley fließt. Der See liegt auf einer Höhe von 2484 m über dem Meeresspiegel. Der See wurde nach Tenaya benannt, dem Häuptling der bei benachbarten Stämmen als Yosemite bekannten Ahwahnee (Ahwahneechee).

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