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The Leaning Tower in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park ( ) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an ...
is a popular destination for rock climber
Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a usually pre-defined route without falling. Rock climbing is a physically an ...
s. It is located west of, and adjacent to Bridalveil Fall
Bridalveil Fall is one of the most prominent waterfalls in the Yosemite Valley in California.
The waterfall is in height and flows year round.
Geology
The glaciers that carved Yosemite Valley left many hanging valleys that spawned the waterfa ...
, on the south side of the Merced River
The Merced River (), in the central part of the U.S. state of California, is a -long tributary of the San Joaquin River flowing from the Sierra Nevada into the San Joaquin Valley. It is most well known for its swift and steep course through th ...
in Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley ( ; ''Yosemite'', Miwok for "killer") is a glacial valley in Yosemite National Park in the western Sierra Nevada mountains of Central California. The valley is about long and deep, surrounded by high granite summits such as Hal ...
. The rock is considered to be a strenuous climb, requiring approximately three days to climb to the summit. It is said to be a climb.
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* * * * Rock formations of Yosemite National Park Landforms of Mariposa County, California {{MariposaCountyCA-geo-stub