Half Dome Located in the southwest quadrant of the park Rises about 8,800 feet from the valley floor Made out of granite Lost Arrow Rock 1. rises about.

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Half Dome Located in the southwest quadrant of the park Rises about 8,800 feet from the valley floor Made out of granite Lost Arrow Rock 1. rises about 2,800 feet. 2. Made of granite 3.Located at the heart of the park Half Dome

The Ahwahneechee Indians 1.Miwok tribe 2.Lived in Yosemite for more then 7,000 years. 3.Grinding rocks from the Ahwahneechee Indians have been found throughout the park.

Mountains 1.Lost Arrow Rock rises up to 2,800 feet of granite. 2.Half Dome rises up to 8,852 feet elevation of granite. 3.El Capitan is a gigantic mass of unbroken granite, rises vertically 3,600 feet above the canyon.