Hetch Hetchy View in Yosemite National Park

Hetch Hetchy View

Provides a viewpoint of the Valley's waterfalls.

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Hetch Hetchy View Details

A one-lane road leads 0.4 miles to the top of a small hill which provides a good view. From this viewpoint the Hetch Hetchy Valley's waterfalls, rock formations, and reservoir can be easily seen. If you don't want to travel up the road, you can also enjoy the view from the reservoir's edge on the dam. The Hetch Hetchy Road is open all year, though it may close for periods after snowstorms, and is open only during daylight hours (approximately).

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Nearby Points of Interest Around Hetch Hetchy View

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0.1 mi away

Hetch Hetchy (H4)

This glacial valley once rivaled Yosemite in beauty, but was flooded when the O'Shaughnessy Dam was built.

0.2 mi away

O'Shaughnessy Dam

A curved gravity dam on the Tuolumne River in the Hetch Hetchy Valley of Yosemite National Park.

0.2 mi away

Hetch Hetchy View (H5)

Provides a viewpoint of the Valley's waterfalls.

1.9 mi away

Wapama Falls

The larger of two waterfalls located on the northern wall of Hetch Hetchy Valley.

2.5 mi away

Hetch Hetchy Railroad (HHRR)

A 68-mile standard gauge railroad constructed by the City of San Francisco to support construction of the O'Shaughnessy Dam.