Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park is located in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range about 200 miles east of San Francisco, California. It was the first wilderness area declared a national park in 1890. The park is renowned for its granite mountains, waterfalls and the Giant Sequoia trees. The stamp depicts "El Capitan", one of the major attractions. Issued on July 16, 1934, the stamp is part of a series on national parks approved during the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Over 3.7 million visitors from around the world visit the 761,268 acre park each year.