Places: CA-Ahwiyah Point

Ahwiyah Point-6,900' (Yosemite Falls)   
(37.7507583, -119.5365514)

Description:

From GNIS:

• In Yosemite National Park, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) southeast of Basket Dome, bound on the north by Tenaya Creek and on the south by the Merced River.
• Also called:
•  Acorn Peak: Browning, Peter. Yosemite Place Names. Lafayette, California: Great West Books, 1988. p3
• Old Man Mountain: Browning, Peter. Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley, California: Wilderness Press, 1986. p3
• Old Man of the Mountains: 
• The Old Piute: Browning, Peter. Place Names of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley, California: Wilderness Press, 1986. p3

Trips:

• April 11, 2015 - Meetup day hike around the East end of the Valley 
• November 11, 2015 - Meetup day hike around the East end of the Valley
• April 23, 2016 - Meetup hike around the east end of the valley
• October 15, 2016 - Meetup hike around the east end of Yosemite Valley
•  March 12, 2017 - Meetup hike around the east end of Yosemite Valley
• April 19, 2017 - Day Hike with John, Roger and Jerry
• May 4, 2019 - Meetup hike around the east end of Yosemite Valley 

References:

•  NPS page on the Ahwiyah Rockfall
• Geotripper blog
• Research article: Rock fall dynamics and deposition: an integrated analysis of the 2009 Ahwiyah Point rock fall, Yosemite National Park, USA

Pictures:

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