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The Glacier Point Hotel was a historic 80-room chalet-style hotel built on the grounds of Glacier Point overlooking Yosemite Valley, California, adjacent to the McCauley Mountain House. It was known as the venue for the Yosemite Firefall spectacle. The hotel opened in 1918, and was taken over by the Yosemite Park & Curry Company in 1924. The building was severely damaged by snowfall in winter 1968-69, and was still empty when it was destroyed in a fire in July 1969.

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The Ahwahnee Hotel is a grand hotel in Yosemite National Park, California, on the floor of Yosemite Valley.It was built by the Yosemite Park and Curry Company and opened for business in 1927. The hotel is constructed from steel, stone, concrete, wood, and glass, and is a premier example of National Park Service rustic architecture. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987. Tenaya Lodge and Yosemite Park are Open! Due to our efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, as well as the nearby Creek Fire, some services and amenities may not be available, or may be operating at a reduced capacity. Please see our COVID-19 Updates page for up-to-date information.

Built 3,274 feet above the valley floor, the Glacier Point Hotel opened in 1918 and provided magnificent views of Half Dome and Yosemite Valley. Both housing units were constructed from 1916 to 1917 by The Desmond Park Service Company and Gutleben Brothers contracting firm. In 1924, the hotel's ownership was transferred to the Yosemite Park & Curry Company as it had proved a large financial burden for its previous owners.

The hotel consisted of two housing units with a combined total of 80 available rooms. A dining room, lounge area, and other facilities were located within the main complex. Also situated within the back of this building was the well-known viewing porch. Here, visitors would often spend several hours reclining and admiring the landscape. Next to the hotel was James McCauley's old Mountain House. In the years following the opening of the hotel, the Mountain House was used for employee housing and put into service as a public cafeteria. Although the Glacier Point Hotel was in an excellent location, it still struggled as a business. High room costs would continually leave several rooms vacant, but this would slowly change as the hotel gained favor with the increasing numbers of tourists. Water was always a problem at Glacier Point. Some summers the hotel was closed in August due to insufficient water.

Winter was always a tough time for the establishment. Snow was very frequent in the area, and due to the light construction of the buildings, maintenance workers were often needed to live within the hotel, their primary job to keep snow off the roofs so they would not collapse under the weight.

For many years, the guests of the Glacier Point Hotel would witness and participate in the Yosemite Firefall. What was once a summer event would gradually become daily routine. At 9:00 every night, hotel employees would push burning embers off Glacier Point to fall 3,000 feet down and mark the end of a performance at Camp Curry on the valley floor. As the coals fell in a set pattern, the resulting shower would closely resemble a burning waterfall. This tradition would continue on and off from 1872 until the last firefall on Thursday, January 25, 1968.

Calamities[edit]

During the winter of 1968 and 1969, the hotel, along with the McCauley Mountain House, were severely damaged by snowfall. Repairs were later needed and applied to the structures. In the meantime, no guest reservations were booked, and the employees used the Mountain House to sell snacks to Glacier Point visitors.

On July 9, 1969, an electrical fire started on the bottom floor of the unoccupied hotel.^[1] Within minutes, the Glacier Point Hotel, along with the Mountain House and several trees, was destroyed. A nearby stockpile of Red Fir left over from the firefall helped feed the flames. After the incident, visitors were kept away from Glacier Point as demolition crews removed the remaining debris.

YPCC considered rebuilding a hotel at Glacier Point, but the Park Service would not permit rebuilding at the same location; it would have to be placed further back from the precipice.

Aftermath[edit]

The next summer the Yosemite Park and Curry Company built a small snack shop to serve daytime visitors to Glacier Point. In later years, a granite amphitheater was built on the site of the hotel, and a new visitor center was completed nearby. These changes were part of a 1996-1997 modernization effort^[2] to transform the heavily traveled path. Even so, some evidence of the Glacier Point Hotel, such as some of the old foundations, are still evident. The iconic boulder^[3] behind the hotel has also remained in its original position.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'Hotel Burns at Yosemite'. The Times. San Mateo CA. 10 July 1969. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
2. ^Paul McHugh (August 27, 1997). 'New Lodge Built at Yosemite Glacier Point is home of $2.7 million ski hut'. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
3. ^'Glacier Point Amphitheater'. Yosemitehikes.com. Retrieved 2012-02-04.

Bibliography[edit]

• Radanovich, Walter. Yosemite National Park and Vicinity. Arcadia Publishing, 2006

External links[edit]

• HABS—Historical American Engineering Record: Glacier Point Road^{[permanent dead link]}

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Decorated with green accents and black furniture, the contemporary rooms also has a refrigerator, a microwave, and a coffee machine.

The Buck Meadows Restaurant features American cuisine and is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Guests at Yosemite Westgate Lodge can relax in the outdoor hot tub. The hotel also offers hiking trails and a children’s playground.

Located in the Stanislaus National Forest just off Highway 120, Yosemite Westgate Lodge is within 15 minutes' drive of Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum and Pine Mountain Lake Golf Course.

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General

• WiFi in all areas

• Paid WiFi

Activities

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Food & Drink

• Restaurant
• Bar

• Vending machine (drinks)

Pool and Spa

• Hot tub/Jacuzzi
• Outdoor pool

• Outdoor pool (seasonal)

• Pool/Beach towels
• Swimming pool

Front Desk Services

• Express check-in/out
• Baggage storage

• Concierge

• Private check-in/out

Common Areas

• Garden

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Entertainment & Family Services

• Playground
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• Outdoor play equipment for kids

• Kids' TV channels

Cleaning Services

• Laundry

Business Facilities

• Meeting/Banquet facilities
• Business center

• Fax/Photocopying

Shops

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Safety & security

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• Smoke alarms

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Internet

WiFi is available in all areas and charges apply.

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Check-in

16:00 - 22:00 hours

Check-out

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Cancellation / Prepayment

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Children and Extra Beds

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There is no capacity for extra beds in the room.

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Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Groups

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When booking more than 6 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.

Accepted credit cards

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• Discover
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Office hours are from 08:00 until 22:00. If guests are checking in later than 22:00 property can make an exception with advance notice; however, without advance notice there may be a late check-in fee.
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