Mirror Lake (California)

Mirror Lake (California)
Mirror Lake
Mirror Lake, March 2010
Location Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, USA
Coordinates 37°44′55″N 119°32′57″W / 37.7485362°N 119.5490520°W / 37.7485362; -119.5490520Coordinates: 37°44′55″N 119°32′57″W / 37.7485362°N 119.5490520°W / 37.7485362; -119.5490520
Primary inflows Tenaya Creek
Primary outflows Tenaya Creek
Basin countries United States
Surface elevation 4,098 ft (1,249 m)

Mirror Lake is a small, seasonal lake located on Tenaya Creek in Yosemite National Park. Situated in Tenaya Canyon directly between North Dome and Half Dome, it is the last remnant of a large glacial lake that once filled most of Yosemite Valley at the end of the last Ice Age, and is close to disappearing due to sediment accumulation.

1962 through 2010

Mirror Lake, September 1962
The lake, summer of 2006

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