'''Olmsted Point''' is a viewing area off [[Tioga Pass Road]] in [[Yosemite National Park]] which offers a view south into [[Tenaya Canyon]], giving, in particular, a view of the northern side of [[Half Dome]], [[Clouds Rest]], and a view of [[Tenaya Lake]] to the east.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yosemitehikes.com/tioga-road/olmstead-point/olmstead-point.htm|title=Olmsted Point|publisher=Russ Cary|accessdate=16 November 2013}}</ref> The granite slopes immediately south and southwest of the parking lot feature numerous [[glacial erratic]]s scattered about, as well as a short 0.125&nbsp;mi (0.2&nbsp;km) trail leading south - through a small grove of trees - to the top of a small granite dome where the view of Clouds Rest and Half Dome is clearest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yosemite.com/what-to-do/olmsted-point/|title=Olmsted Point|website=Discover Yosemite National Park|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yosemitehikes.com/tioga-road/olmstead-point/trail-map.htm|title=Olmsted Point Trail Map|website=www.yosemitehikes.com|access-date=2019-08-20}}</ref>

The site is named after landscape architects [[Frederick Law Olmsted]] and [[Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://home.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/olmsted0913.htm|title=Hundreds Celebrate Completion of Facelift to Yosemite's Dramatic Olmsted Point Overlook|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=16 October 2014}}</ref>

==Gallery== <gallery mode=packed heights=170px> Image:Olmsted Point vista.jpg|[[Clouds Rest]] is on the left, [[Half Dome]] is on the right (in the distance). [[Tenaya Canyon]] is partially visible between them. Image:Half Dome from Olmsted Point.jpg|Overlooking the north side of Half Dome from Olmsted Point. Image:Olmstead Point 2 (4246239520).jpg|[[Glacial erratics]] dot the granite slopes immediately south of the vista point. Image:Olmsted Point tree.jpg|A popularly photographed tree. Image:17_25_043_olmsted.jpg|Bronze relief map of [[Tenaya Canyon]]. </gallery>

==See also== *[[Glacier Point]] - another popular viewing area of Yosemite National Park, located atop the southern wall of [[Yosemite Valley]].

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