Friday, January 23, 1970

Place: CA-Washburn Point


Washburn Point-7,457' (Half Dome)   (37.7202045, -119.5732181)
Washburn Lake-7,611' (Mount Lyell)   (37.7151106, -119.3720319)
Washburn Slide-4,734' (El Capitan)   (37.7104829, -119.6707232)


Description:

For Washburn Lake: Named by Lieutenant McClure in 1895 for Albert Henry Washburn, of Wawona. (N. F. McClure.) from Place Names of the High Sierra (1926) by Francis P. Farquhar

From GNIS:
  • Washburn lake: In Yosemite National Park, on the Mereced River at mile marker 143, 0.96 km (0.6 mi) northwest of the mouth of Red Peak Fork.


Trips:
  • October 26, 2020 - Car trip to Glacier Pt: Sherri and Gary
  • October 21, 2021 - Tour of Glacier Point and Yosemite Valley areas
  • September 29, 2023 - Steven, Korra, Sherri and Gary walked the Wawona Meadow Loop. Then went to Glacier Point to see about observing a full moon.

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