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Yosemite West California Map

Explore Yosemite West, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Yosemite West, California

How to Use This Yosemite West, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Yosemite West, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Yosemite West.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Yosemite West
State	California (CA)
County	Mariposa County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.64743
Longitude	-119.718501
Population	47
Density	66.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95389
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Mariposa
School District	Mariposa County Unified School District

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About Yosemite West, California

Yosemite West is a locality in Mariposa County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 47. The population density is 66.2 people per km². Yosemite West is located at 37.6474°N, 119.7185°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95389.

Yosemite West occupies a high-altitude expanse where the air thins into a crisp, pine-scented clarity. It lies 46.9 miles northeast of Chowchilla, CA (from Chowchilla, CA: bearing 39°T), and is situated 18.0 miles south-southwest of Yosemite National Park. Indian Creek carves a path through the dense, evergreen-heavy landscape, its seasonal flow a constant, rhythmic presence that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate canopy, the vast, rugged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada commands the horizon, casting long, violet shadows over the terrain as the afternoon wanes. To the north, the landscape dips toward the quiet expanse of Elevenmile Meadow, a basin that holds the morning frost long after the sun has touched the higher timberline. Throughout the day, the quality of light here shifts from a sharp, clinical white to a deep, resonant gold, illuminating the bark of ancient trees and the rugged, unyielding stone that forms the foundation of Yosemite West.

Yosemite National Park envelopes the entirety of this region, functioning not merely as a boundary but as the fundamental context for all human activity here. The economy remains tethered to the seasonal pulse of visitors who arrive to traverse the nearby Pinoche Peak Trail or to seek the distant, glassy stillness of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. History in this enclave is measured in the slow accumulation of needles and the quiet endurance of those who maintain the dwellings scattered among the ridges. Life moves at the pace of the forest, where the absence of urban clamor allows the subtle sounds of wind through the boughs to dominate the atmosphere. It is a place where the architecture of individual homes recedes against the immense, ancient scale of the surrounding wilderness, leaving the inhabitant to exist in a state of watchful, quiet observation.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 0.4 mi, 108° E · 743k acres
Yosemite Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 0.8 mi, 039° NE · 704k acres
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 1.0 mi, 192° S · 1.3M acres
Merced, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 2.2 mi, 194° S · 10k acres
Viewpoint, Hwy 140, Yosemite NP (Viewpoint) — 2.3 mi, 335° NW
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 3.2 mi, 314° NW · 901k acres
Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 296° NW
Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot) (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 030° NE
Valley View Parking (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 030° NE
Bridalveil Fall (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 039° NE
Wawona Campground Amphitheater (Theatre) — 7.3 mi, 163° S
Outdoor Theater (Theatre) — 9.3 mi, 045° NE
Tunnel Tree (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 330° NW
John Muir (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 045° NE
World Heritage Site (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 046° NE
Foster Curry Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 10.1 mi, 053° NE
Women's Club Building (Historic Ruins) — 10.2 mi, 053° NE
Nature Center at Happy Isles (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 057° NE
Grizzly Mountain Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.9 mi, 297° NW
Mt Buckingham School (historic) (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 215° SW
Merced River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 11.4 mi, 269° W
Limestone Salamander Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 11.4 mi, 268° W
Thornberry Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 163° S
Merced River Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 15.6 mi, 260° W · 13k acres
Ansel Adams Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.9 mi, 117° SE · 232k acres
Sierra Artists Gallery (Gallery) — 17.6 mi, 230° SW
Tuolumne, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.3 mi, 334° NW · 8,379 acres
Yosemite Gateway Gallery Row (Gallery) — 21.4 mi, 169° S
Oakhurst Mural (Public Artwork) — 22.3 mi, 170° S
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 24.2 mi, 042° NE · 1,886 acres

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