Place: CA-Cathederal (Yosemite Valley)

Cathederal Rocks-6,014' (El Capitan) (37.7146492, -119.6368325)
Cathederal Spires-5,984' (El Capitan) (37.7135382,  -119.6326656)

Description:

Kosúkong. The rocks near Cathedral Rock, sometimes called “The Three Graces.” The Yosemite Book: a description of the Yosemite Valley and the adjacent region of the Sierra Nevada, and of the big trees of California by Josiah Dwight Whitney, Jr, Chp Introduction

Posinaschucka. Cathedral Rock, a large “cache” of acorns; evidently from its shape resembling that of a large stack or cache of acorns, which the Indians are accustomed to build in the trees, in order to secure their stock of food from the depredations of wild animals. The Yosemite Book: a description of the Yosemite Valley and the adjacent region of the Sierra Nevada, and of the big trees of California by Josiah Dwight Whitney, Jr, Chp Introduction

From GNIS:

• Cathedral Spires:     In Yosemite National Park, on the south wall of Yosemite Valley, south of El Capitan and east of Cathedral Rocks. (US-T121)
• Cathedral Rocks: In Yosemite National Park, on the south wall of Yosemite Valley and at mile marker 123 on the south bank of the Merced River. (US-T121) Also called:
• Three Graces: Browning, Peter. Yosemite Place Names. Lafayette, California: Great West Books, 1988. p22
• The Brothers: Browning, Peter. Yosemite Place Names. Lafayette, California: Great West Books, 1988. p170
• Poo-see-na-chuc-ka:  Browning, Peter. Yosemite Place Names. Lafayette, California: Great West Books, 1988. p22
• Kosukong: Browning, Peter. Yosemite Place Names. Lafayette, California: Great West Books, 1988. p207
• Ko-su-ko: Browning, Peter. Yosemite Place Names. Lafayette, California: Great West Books, 1988. p207
• Cathedral Point:  U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps.

Trips:

• April 12, 2023 - Looking for a wedding venue at Cathedral, Sentinel, or Cascade Picnic areas
• September 27, 2023 - Doing recon for wedding. Then hiked some of Valley Loop and Four Mile trail
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