Mono Lake
Lake with alkaline water and characteristic, eerie tufa towers. Lake has an unusual, very productive ecosystem that includes also the unique bacteria GFAJ-1 that uses arsenic in its cellular structure. Here live also other endemic species, e.g. Mono Lake brine shrimp (Artemia monica). Paoha island in the lake contains many hot springs and fumaroles.
La Brea tar pits
Site where in the tar have been preserved numerous extinct animals such as two species of mammoth, sabre-toothed cats, American lions and many other.
Ribbon Fall
Tallest single-drop waterfall in North America, 491 m tall. Waterfall is fed by melting snow and for part of the year is dry.
Half Dome
Granite dome rising 1,444 m tall above the surroundings. One side of the dome looks as if sheared down, thus the mountain resembles a dome that is divided in half.
Mendenhall Glacier Ice Caves
Beautiful ice caves in the deep blue Mendenhall Glacier. Caves are formed by streams leaving the glacier. As the glacier is dynamic and, mostly receding due to global warming, the caves also are constantly changing and every year could be in different locations.
Ruth Glacier
A spectacular glacier that flows for 16 km among cliffs that rise up to 1,600 m high.
Mount Dickey east face
1,600 m tall granite wall that rises over a horizontal distance of 800 m.
Hubbard Glacier
Large, 122 km long glacier that is advancing. Step by step it is blocking the outlet of Russel Fjord, causing massive outbursts of water.
Barrerite find at Rocky Pass
One of the very few localities in the world where crystals of zeolite mineral – barrerite – are found.
Nugget Falls
Powerful, 115 m tall and some 30 m wide waterfall that slides down along the cliff.
