North Dome

North Dome
Royal Arches and North Dome (top) as seen from Yosemite Valley.
Elevation	7,542 ft (2,299 m) [1]
Location
Location	Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, USA
Range	Sierra Nevada
Coordinates	37°45′25″N 119°33′36″W / 37.7568694°N 119.5598861°W / 37.7568694; -119.5598861Coordinates: 37°45′25″N 119°33′36″W / 37.7568694°N 119.5598861°W / 37.7568694; -119.5598861[2]
Topo map	USGS Yosemite Falls
Geology
Type	Granite dome
Age of rock	Cretaceous
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

North Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California. It is the southern summit of Indian Ridge, 0.6 miles (1.0 km) north of Washington Column and the Royal Arches on the northeastern wall of Yosemite Valley. It can be reached by trail from the Tioga Pass Road, or by going up the Yosemite Falls trail and heading east. It can also be reached from Mirror Lakes by the Snow Creek Falls trail going north around Indian Rock and then south again on the Tioga Pass Road trail.

References

1. ^ "North Dome, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2610. 
2. ^ "North Dome". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:254979. 

Looking up at North Dome from the Valley