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The large viewpoint area is located directly east of the Wawona Tunnel portal, as one enters Yosemite Valley from points south. [1] The view looks eastward into Yosemite Valley, and includes surrounding features, such as the southwest face of El Capitan on the left, Half Dome on axis, and Bridalveil Fall on the right.
Scenic viewpoints may be created alongside scenic routes or mountain roads, often as simple turnouts or lay-bys where motorists can pull over onto pavement, gravel, or grass on the right-of-way. Many viewpoints are larger, having parking areas , while some (typically on larger highways ) are off the road completely.
The short Saddle Horse Loop Trail allows access to more viewpoints near the overlook. The Tuckup Trail starts near the Toroweap campground. The Lava Falls Trail provides a difficult route to the river from near Vulcans Throne. Another hike to the river is much shorter with only 1,000 feet of elevation change to the river compared to 3,000 feet ...
Rim Drive is a scenic highway in Crater Lake National Park in southern Oregon, United States.It is a 33-mile (53 km) loop that follows the caldera rim around Crater Lake.Due to its unique engineering and the surrounding park landscape, the drive was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Brockway Mountain Drive is an 8.8-mile-long (14.2 km) scenic roadway just west of Copper Harbor in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. Drivers can access the road from State Highway M-26 on either end near Eagle Harbor to the west or Copper Harbor to the east in the Keweenaw Peninsula.
The area is very popular with photographers. The developed area is on the west side of U.S. Route 97, but is accessible easily to both north and southbound traffic with a drive through parking and loop exit for both trucks and trailers. The viewpoint is also the site of a memorial honoring World War II flying ace Rex T. Barber. [5]
The following is a list of mountain passes and gaps in California.California is geographically diverse with numerous roads and railways traversing within its borders. In the middle of the U.S. state lies the California Central Valley, bounded by the coastal mountain ranges in the west, the Sierra Nevada to the east, the Cascade Range in the north and the Tehachapi Mountains in the south.
The short piece from SR 36 north to Peanut was added to the state highway system in 1907 as part of the Peanut Road, [13] which became Route 35 in 1917. [14] Route 35 was extended north from Peanut to Route 20 near Douglas City in 1933, and simultaneously a new Route 82 was created, running from Route 3 in the Yreka area southwest to Etna and east to Montague.