<P> Yosemite National Park ( / joʊˈsɛmɪtɪ / , yoh - SEM - i - tee ) is an American national park located in the western Sierra Nevada of Central California , bounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest . The park , which is managed by the U.S. National Park Service , covers an area of 747,956 acres ( 1,168.681 sq mi ; 302,687 ha ; 3,026.87 km ) and sits in four counties : centered in Tuolumne and Mariposa , extending north and east to Mono and south to Madera County . Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984 , Yosemite is internationally recognized for its granite cliffs , waterfalls , clear streams , giant sequoia groves , lakes , mountains , meadows , glaciers , and biological diversity . Almost 95 % of the park is designated wilderness . </P>
<P> Yosemite National Park ( / joʊˈsɛmɪtɪ / , yoh - SEM - i - tee ) is an American national park located in the western Sierra Nevada of Central California , bounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest . The park , which is managed by the U.S. National Park Service , covers an area of 747,956 acres ( 1,168.681 sq mi ; 302,687 ha ; 3,026.87 km ) and sits in four counties : centered in Tuolumne and Mariposa , extending north and east to Mono and south to Madera County . Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984 , Yosemite is internationally recognized for its granite cliffs , waterfalls , clear streams , giant sequoia groves , lakes , mountains , meadows , glaciers , and biological diversity . Almost 95 % of the park is designated wilderness . </P>
when was yosemite made a world heritage site
when was yosemite made a world heritage site
1984
1984