Dog Dome

Dog Dome is a granite dome in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park. Dog Dome is quite near Lembert Dome, which is just northeast.[2] Dog Dome is also near to Dog Lake.

Dog Dome
Dog Dome is located in California
Dog Dome
Dog Dome
Location of Dog Dome in California
Dog Dome is located in the United States
Dog Dome
Dog Dome
Dog Dome (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation9,400 ft (2,900 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence80 ft (24 m)[1]
Coordinates37°53′N 119°21′W[1]
Geography
LocationYosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeRitter Range, Sierra Nevada

Dog Dome offers nearly the same views as from atop Lembert Dome, but the 5 miles (8.0 km) round-trip hike leads to far smaller crowds, plus, the climb to the top is 150 feet (46 m) feet shorter.[3]

Only from a certain angle is Dog Dome domelike in appearance; it has a gentle slope on one side, and a sharp slope on the other. [4] See roche moutonnée.

On Dog Dome's particulars

Dog Dome is a target of rock climbers, and has a variety of routes.[2][5]

References

  1. "Dog Dome, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. Shore, Richard (July 3, 2012). "mountainproject.com". Dog Dome Rock Climbing. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. "Scramble Up a Granite Dome in Yosemite". myyosemitepark.com. April 23, 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. Jeffrey P. Schaffer (6 June 2006). Yosemite National Park: A Complete Hikers Guide. Wilderness Press. pp. 211–. ISBN 978-0-89997-383-8.
  5. Shore, Richard (July 3, 2012). "North Face". mountainproject.com. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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