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Chinquapin, California
Chinquapin, elevation 6000 ft, is at the intersection of Glacier Point and Wawona roads Chinquapin (also, Chincapin and Chinkapin) is a former settlement in Mariposa County, California. It was located north-northwest of Wawona. It is located within Yosemite National Park, adjacent to the community of Yosemite West. Chinquapin is the midway point between Yosemite Valley and Wawona, a community inside the park. History Chinquapin was built as a junction of the Old Glacier Point Road, which was built in 1882. Previously it was a bridle trail to Glacier Point (the current Glacier Point Road, which starts immediately north of the old road was built in 1940). On an 1896 U.S. Cavalry map it is marked as "Chinquapin Station" It was named Chinquapin after Chinquapin Creek, which is immediately northwest of Chinquapin. Chinquapin Creek is today called Indian Creek. Chinquapin Creek (and therefore Chinquipin) was named for the Sierra Chinquapin (Chrysolepis sempervirens) brush that grow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinquapin Road Marker
Chinquapin or chinkapin may refer to: Plants * Chinquapin or chinkapin, any of the shrubs in the genus ''Castanopsis'' * Chinquapin or chinkapin, any of the several trees and shrubs in the genus ''Chrysolepis'' * Chinquapin or chinkapin, some of the species in the chestnut genus ''Castanea'' **American chinquapin, ''Castanea pumila'', a dwarf chestnut native to southeastern quarter of the U.S. * Chinkapin oak (''Quercus muehlenbergii''), a species of oak whose leaves resemble those of chinkapins * Dwarf chinkapin oak (''Quercus prinoides''), a closely related, more shrubby oak species * Water-chinquapin, a name for the water plant ''Nelumbo lutea'', American lotus * Chinquapin rose, a name for ''Rosa roxburghii'', an old Chinese rose Places * Chinquapin, California, a former settlement in Mariposa County, California * Chinquapin, North Carolina, a community in Duplin County, North Carolina * Chinquapin, Texas, Matagorda County, Texas Institutions * Chinquapin Preparatory School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Settlements In Mariposa County, California
A former is an object, such as a template, Gauge block, gauge or cutting Die (manufacturing), die, which is used to form something such as a boat's Hull (watercraft), hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being using in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the Flight control surfaces#Longitudinal_axis, longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and string ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of The Yosemite Area
Human habitation in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada region of California reaches back 8,000 to 10,000 years ago. Historically attested Native Americans in the United States, Native American populations, such as the Plains and Sierra Miwok, Sierra Miwok, Mono tribe, Mono and Northern Paiute, Paiute, belong to the Uto-Aztecan and Utian phyla. In the mid-19th century, a band of Native Americans called the Ahwahnechee lived in Yosemite Valley. The California Gold Rush greatly increased the number of non-indigenous people in the region. Tensions between Native Americans and European colonization of the Americas, white settlers escalated into the Mariposa War. As part of this conflict, settler James Savage led the Mariposa Battalion into Yosemite Valley in 1851, in pursuit of Ahwaneechees led by Chief Tenaya. The California state military forces burned the tribe's villages, destroyed their food stores, killed the chief's sons, and forced the tribe out of Yosemite. Accounts from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariposa County
Mariposa County () is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 17,131. The county seat is Mariposa. It is located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, north of Fresno, east of Merced, and southeast of Stockton. The county's eastern section is the central portion of Yosemite National Park. There are no incorporated cities in Mariposa County; however, there are communities recognized as census-designated places for statistical purposes. It also has the distinction of having no actual traffic signals anywhere in the county. History Mariposa County was one of the original counties of California, created at the time of statehood in 1850. While it began as the state's largest county, territory that was once part of Mariposa was ceded over time to form all or part of twelve other counties, including all of Merced, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings, and Kern; and parts of San Benito, Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badger Pass Ski Area
Badger Pass Ski Area is a small ski area located within Yosemite National Park. Badger Pass is one of only three lift serviced ski areas operating in a US National Park ( Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard Area in Olympic National Park and Boston Mills/Brandywine Ski Resort in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park are the others). It is situated five miles (8 km) south-southeast of the Chinquapin intersection of Wawona Road (HWY 41 continuation) with Glacier Point Road in the southern area of Yosemite National Park. Glacier Point Road provides the access to this ski area. During high snow level and/or ski season, Glacier Point road terminates at Badger Pass Ski Resort. Under these conditions, the remainder of Glacier Point Road is used for cross-country skiing access to Glacier Point and other destinations in the high country. Location Badger Pass is at about in elevation at the restaurant and services buildings. At the summit of the downhill ski lifts, elevations rise to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley ( ; ''Yosemite'', Miwok for "killer") is a U-shaped valley, glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California. The valley is about long and deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Half Dome and El Capitan, and densely forested with pines. The valley is drained by the Merced River, and a multitude of streams and waterfalls flow into it, including Tenaya Creek, Tenaya, Illilouette, Yosemite Creek, Yosemite and Bridalveil Creeks. Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in North America and is a big attraction especially in the spring, when the water flow is at its peak. The valley is renowned for its natural environment and is regarded as the centerpiece of Yosemite National Park. The valley is the main attraction in the park for the majority of visitors and a bustling hub of activity during tourist season in the summer months. Most visitors enter the valley from roads to the west an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yosemite West
Yosemite West is an unincorporated community of resort homes located just outside the southern area of Yosemite National Park, just off Wawona Road, a continuation of State Route 41 from Fresno. It is a census-designated place (CDP), with a population of 47 as of the 2020 census. It is situated south of the Chinquapin intersection of Wawona Road with Glacier Point Road, at an altitude of . The elevation reported by the USGS is . The community is part of Henness Ridge, nearly above the southern banks of the Merced River and State Route 140 from Mariposa. Addresses in this area are shown as "Yosemite National Park, CA 95389". Logging: timber and growth of the Yosemite railroad As early as 1912 the cutting of timber in the Chinquapin area was started and logs were hauled to Merced Falls. The Yosemite Valley Railroad was built to carry out the lumber harvested from the vast supply of sugar pines found along the Merced River canyon. The Yosemite Lumber Company logged in this a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henness Ridge Fire Lookout
The Henness Ridge Fire Lookout in Yosemite National Park was built in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) which was a public work relief program for unemployed men age 18-24. The CCC provided unskilled manual labor related to the conservation and development of natural resources in rural areas of the United States. One of two examples of the National Park Service Rustic style built in Yosemite, the Henness Ridge Fire Lookout is a three-story structure. On the lowest level, this version has a garage with room for one vehicle. The mid level is an office/bunk area with a 360 view of Yosemite and the surrounding Sierra National Forest. Atop this level is an upper observation area, with an overhanging roof. It is smaller than the underlying office level to provide a walkway around the periphery. This lookout was the second built in Yosemite, with the prototype built at Crane Flat and was still in use in the 1980s. It was designed in the National Park Service Rustic style, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinquapin Sign 41
Chinquapin or chinkapin may refer to: Plants * Chinquapin or chinkapin, any of the shrubs in the genus '' Castanopsis'' * Chinquapin or chinkapin, any of the several trees and shrubs in the genus ''Chrysolepis'' * Chinquapin or chinkapin, some of the species in the chestnut genus ''Castanea'' **American chinquapin, ''Castanea pumila'', a dwarf chestnut native to southeastern quarter of the U.S. * Chinkapin oak ('' Quercus muehlenbergii''), a species of oak whose leaves resemble those of chinkapins * Dwarf chinkapin oak (''Quercus prinoides''), a closely related, more shrubby oak species * Water-chinquapin, a name for the water plant '' Nelumbo lutea'', American lotus * Chinquapin rose, a name for ''Rosa roxburghii'', an old Chinese rose Places * Chinquapin, California, a former settlement in Mariposa County, California * Chinquapin, North Carolina, a community in Duplin County, North Carolina * Chinquapin, Texas, Matagorda County, Texas Institutions * Chinquapin Preparatory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariposa County, California
Mariposa County () is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 17,131. The county seat is Mariposa. It is located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, north of Fresno, east of Merced, and southeast of Stockton. The county's eastern section is the central portion of Yosemite National Park. There are no incorporated cities in Mariposa County; however, there are communities recognized as census-designated places for statistical purposes. It also has the distinction of having no actual traffic signals anywhere in the county. History Mariposa County was one of the original counties of California, created at the time of statehood in 1850. While it began as the state's largest county, territory that was once part of Mariposa was ceded over time to form all or part of twelve other counties, including all of Merced, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings, and Kern; and parts of San Benito, Mono, Inyo, San Bernardino, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysolepis
''Chrysolepis'' is a small genus of plants in the family Fagaceae, endemic to the western United States. Its two species have the common name chinquapin. The genus occurs from western Washington south to the Transverse Ranges in Southern California, and east into Nevada. Description ''Chrysolepis'' are evergreen trees and shrubs with simple, entire (untoothed) leaves with a dense layer of golden scales on the underside and a thinner layer on the upper side; the leaves persist for 3–4 years before falling. The fruit is a densely spiny cupule containing 1–3 sweet, edible nuts, eaten by the indigenous peoples. The fruit also provides food for chipmunks and squirrels. ''Chrysolepis'' is related to the subtropical southeast Asian genus ''Castanopsis'' (in which it was formerly included), but differs in the nuts being triangular and fully enclosed in a sectioned cupule, and in having bisexual catkins. ''Chrysolepis'' also differs from another allied genus ''Castanea'' (chestnut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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