Gathering momentum from the melting snow pack clinging to the slopes of Yosemite National Park’s highest peaks, Mt. Dana (13,061 ft.) and Mt. Lyell (13,114 ft.), the Lyell and Dana tributaries eventually meet at the eastern edge of Tuolumne Meadows to form the legendary Tuolumne River, one of the state’s most precious water resources.
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