Yosemite

(yo-sem'e-te) Valley, in California, Mariposa co., near the foot of the Sierra Nevada. forms a magnificent basin, traversed by the Merced River, and hemmed in on all sides by sheer granite mountains, from 2,000 to 4,000 ft. high. The scenery at this spot is of the most sublime character, and its famous Falls are mentioned under the head of CALIFORNIA, q. v. [s. 975]