Kolana Rock
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Kolana Rock is a prominent granite dome located along the southern edge of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park. John Muir stated that Kolana was the Indian name for the rock.[2] It towers 2,000 feet (610 m) above the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, and is across from Hetch Hetchy Dome.
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Kolana Rock | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,774 ft (1,760 m) NAVD 88[1] |
Coordinates | 37°57′09″N 119°45′35″W[1] |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Tuolumne County |
Protected area | Yosemite National Park |
Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Granite dome |
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The dome was closed to rock climbing for many years during the breeding season of the Peregrine Falcon. The closure was lifted in 2013.[3][4]