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Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Wilderness
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Wilderness, a place unchanged by people; a place of solitude; a place of peace. Here, you will find no cars, no roads, no electricity, no modern conveniences. 

Nearly 95 percent of Yosemite is Congressionally designated Wilderness, which, "in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is an area where the earth and its community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain."

Learn more about backpacking in the Yosemite Wilderness.

Rockfall area and talus slope at base of Three Brothers in Yosemite Valley.  

Did You Know?
In March 1987, the largest historical rockfall in Yosemite National Park deposited an estimated 1.5 million tons of debris at the base of Three Brothers, closing Northside Drive for several months.

Last Updated: January 10, 2008 at 21:06 EST