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Glacier Point is a high viewpoint on Yosemite Valley’s south wall, rising 7,214 feet above sea level and offering sweeping views of Yosemite Valley, Yosemite Falls, Half Dome, Vernal Fall, Nevada Fall, and Clouds Rest. Its exposed promontory and nearby glacial deposits preserve evidence of the ice that shaped this part of the Sierra Nevada, including rock carried from beyond Little Yosemite Valley. Native Americans reportedly used its overhanging rock as a lookout and called it Patill-ima. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, trails and roads made it a major destination, and from 1872 to 1968 it was the site of the Yosemite Firefall. It remains a scenic overlook and trailhead.
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