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Little Yosemite Valley

Floor1,865 m6,119 ft
Depth
800 m
Rim
2,666 m
Length
3.5 km

Little Yosemite Valley is up to 800 m deep: the rim reaches 2,666 m and the floor 1,865 m, along 3.5 km.

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Floor
1,865 m
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Depth

Depth of Little Yosemite Valley

Up to 800 m deep (typically 718 m) along the 3.5 km in view.

1,7502,0002,2502,5002,750800 mrimfloor0123.5 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.

3D map

Little Yosemite Valley 3D map

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Surface
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Topographic map

Little Yosemite Valley terrain and contours

100 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Little Yosemite Valley elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Little Yosemite Valley weather

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Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Little Yosemite Valley

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Little Yosemite Valley, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest campsite

    Little Yosemite Valley Campground

    0.5 km E · +2 more within 4.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    Happy Isles Trailhead

    3.3 km W · +2 more within 3.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest parking

    Valley Trailhead Parking

    4.1 km W · +2 more within 4.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Lounge

    4.6 km W

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 10
PlaceDistance
Little Yosemite Valley CampgroundCampsite0.5 km E
Happy Isles TrailheadTrailhead3.3 km W
Snow Creek TrailheadTrailhead3.4 km NNW
Mirror Lake TrailheadTrailhead3.6 km WNW
Upper Pines CampgroundCampsite3.8 km W
Valley Trailhead ParkingParking4.1 km W
Yosemite Valley Backpackers CampgroundCampsite4.3 km WNW
Parking4.4 km W
Half Dome Village Registration ParkingParking4.6 km W
LoungeHut4.6 km W
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
38.4%
Moderate, 15–30°
39.8%
Steep, 30–45°
15.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
6.8%
Steeper than 30°
21.8% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
2,098 m low point 1,209 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 58.9%Grassland 27.5%Bare rock / sparse 13.3%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6 km of Little Yosemite Valley.

NESW2 km5 km123456789
Summit list 9
  1. 1Moraine Dome2,440 m 1.5 km NE
  2. 2West Quarter Dome2,490 m 2.8 km NNW
  3. 3Subdome2,564 m 2.9 km WNW
  4. 4East Quarter Dome2,535 m 3.1 km N
  5. 5Half Dome2,693 m 3.1 km WNW
  6. 6Bunnell Point2,491 m 3.1 km ENE
  7. 7The Pinnacles2,885 m 3.3 km NNE
  8. 8Mount Starr King2,767 m 3.7 km SSW
  9. 9Clouds Rest3,028 m 4.0 km NNE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 898 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • California Ground Squirrel843
  • Steller's Jay741
  • Mountain Pride356
  • Western Fence Lizard300
  • Pacific Dogwood289
  • Canyon live oak244
Where it sits

Where Little Yosemite Valley sits

Region
California152United States932North America1,313
Protected area
Yosemite National Park10
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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-07)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Protected area
USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia