Yosemite by the numbers

Oct. 17, 2010 12 AM PT

Park facts
Total size	747,956 acres (about the size of Rhode Island)
	1,169 square miles
2009 budget	$27,829,400
Employees	National Park Service -- summer: 800, winter: 600
	Delaware North -- summer: 1,700, winter: 800
Fatalities (2009)	14
Citations (2009)	2,256
Motor vehicle accidents (2009)	619
Trails	800 miles
Paved roads	214 miles
Paved bicycle paths	20 miles

Visitation numbers
2009	3,866,970
2008	3,557,961
2007	3,637,471

Wildlife Species
Mammals	85
Birds	150
Amphibians and reptiles	33
Fish (6 natural species)	10
Federal endangered species	1 (Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep)
State endangered species	3 (willow flycatcher, bald eagle, great gray owl)
State threatened species	2 (Sierra Nevada red fox, California wolverine)

Yosemite flora
Flowering species	1,497
Tree species	35
Meadows	36,620 acres

Elevations and landmarks	Feet from base	Feet above sea level
El Capitan	3,593	7,569
North Dome	3,562	7,542
Sentinel Rock	3,068	7,038
Glacier Point	3,214	7,214
Yosemite Point	2,970	6,936
Half Dome	4,733	8,842
Sentinel Dome		8,122
Yosemite Valley		4,000
Wawona		4,000
Tuolumne Meadows		8,575
Tioga Pass		9,945

Waterfalls (in feet)
Yosemite Falls*	2,425
(Upper Fall)	1,430
(Middle Cascade)	675
(Lower Fall)	320
Bridalveil Fall	620
Ribbon Fall	1,612
Vernal Fall	317
Nevada Fall	594
Horsetail Fall	1,000
*tallest fall in North America

Weather in Yosemite Valley (in inches)
Average precipitation	37.2”
Record precipitation (1938)	59.0”
Average snowfall	29.0”