# North Dome

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Granite dome in Yosemite National Park, USA

For the natural gas field in Qatar, see [South Pars/North Dome Gas-Condensate field](/source/South_Pars%2FNorth_Dome_Gas-Condensate_field). For the mountain in the Catskills, see [North Dome (New York)](/source/North_Dome_(New_York)).

North Dome Royal Arches and North Dome (top) as seen from Yosemite Valley. Highest point Elevation 7,546 ft (2,300 m) NAVD 88[1] Coordinates 37°45′25″N 119°33′36″W / 37.7568694°N 119.5598861°W / 37.7568694; -119.5598861[2] Geography North Dome Location in California Show map of California North Dome North Dome (the United States) Show map of the United States Location Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S. Parent range Sierra Nevada Topo map USGS Yosemite Falls Geology Rock age Cretaceous Mountain type Granite dome Climbing Easiest route Trail hike from the north, class 1[3]

**North Dome** is a [granite dome](/source/Granite_dome) in [Yosemite National Park](/source/Yosemite_National_Park), [California](/source/California). It is the southernmost summit of [Indian Ridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_Ridge_(Yosemite)&action=edit&redlink=1), 0.6 miles (1.0 km) north of [Washington Column](/source/Washington_Column) and the [Royal Arches](/source/Royal_Arches_(Yosemite)) on the northeastern wall of [Yosemite Valley](/source/Yosemite_Valley). It can be reached by [trail](/source/Trail) from the [Tioga Pass Road](/source/Tioga_Pass_Road), or by going up the [Yosemite Falls](/source/Yosemite_Falls) trail and heading east. It can also be reached from [Mirror Lakes](/source/Mirror_Lake_(California)) by the [Snow Creek Falls](/source/Snow_Creek_Falls) trail going north around [Indian Rock](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_Rock_(California)&action=edit&redlink=1) and then south again on the Tioga Pass Road trail. The South Face is precipitous.[3]

Looking up at North Dome from the Valley

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["North Dome, California"](http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2610). *Peakbagger.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["North Dome"](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/254979). *[Geographic Names Information System](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System)*. [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey), [United States Department of the Interior](/source/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Roper_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Roper_3-1) [Roper, Steve](/source/Steve_Roper) (1976). *The Climber's Guide to the High Sierra*. San Francisco: [Sierra Club Books](/source/Sierra_Club). p. 239. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0871561473](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0871561473).

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