A reddish tree squirrel that chews on pine cones and commonly squeaks
What is a Douglas Squirrel?
100
Yosemite Falls is fed mostly by this.
What is snowmelt?
200
Yosemite National Park covers an area of 747,956 acres and reaches across the western slopes of this mountain range
What is the Sierra Nevada?
200
This medium-sized tree gets its' name from the dark blue-green tint of its leaves, which are deciduous
What is a blue oak?
200
300-500 of this type of bear can be found in Yosemite National Park
What is black bear?
200
This owl is gray in color and has white cross-shaped markings that resemble spots
What is a spotted owl?
200
More than 600 of these have occurred in the park during the past 150 years and are partly responsible for creating Yosemite National Park's beautiful and changing scenery
What are rock falls?
300
95% of Yosemite National Park is designated as this
What is wilderness?
300
This is the world's most massive tree and is among the tallest, widest and longest-lived of all organisms on Earth
What is the giant sequoia?
300
These are still growing at a rate of 1 foot per 1,000 years at Yosemite National Park
What are mountains?
300
Yosemite's most common frog species, you can find them throughout the park at all elevations even in cracks on the face of El Capitan
What is the Pacific treefrog?
300
Massive amounts of this type of durable rock can be found in the cliffs of Yosemite Valley, many of the higher peaks, and the striking sheeted domes that form only in unlayered rock at Yosemite National Park
What is granite?
400
This geographic feature at Yosemite is an imposing mass of granite of which the soaring cliffs are among the most renowned for rock-climbing anywhere on the planet
What is El Capitan?
400
These long-stemmed flowers are silky-textured, with four petals, each 2 to 6 cm long, and range in color from yellow to orange
What are California poppies?
400
Over 150 species of these regularly occur in the park, with around 80 additional species that have been seen in Yosemite only a few times
What are birds?
400
Also called redband trout, these gorgeous fish are torpedo-shaped and generally blue-green or yellow-green in color with a pink streak along their sides, white underbelly, and small black spots on their back and fins
What is a Rainbow Trout?
400
A maximum depth of this was recorded at Yosemite in 1969 at 232.9 inches
What is snow?
500
An extremely popular attraction for visitors of Yosemite, it is well-known for being North America’s highest waterfall.
What is Yosemite Falls?
500
Shooting Stars, Asters, and Buttercups are examples of these
What are wildflowers?
500
This tribe of Native Americans lived in Yosemite for 4,000 years before the California Gold Rush
Who are the Ahwahneechee Indians?
500
Smaller than wolves and are sometimes called prairie wolves or brush wolves, these mammals communicate with a distinctive call, which at night often develops into a canine chorus
What is a coyote?
500
This is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight and has shaped the Sierra Nevada landscape to form Mount Maclure and Mount Lyell at Yosemite National Park.