Lembert Dome

Beginning from the north end of Dog Lake parking, the trail climbs through the forest to Dog Lake, then take a spur to the summit of Lembert Dome. There is no marked trail on the bare rock on Lembert Dome; choose the easiest path to the summit for panoramic views of Tuolumne Meadows and the surrounding peaks. Lembert Dome is an example of a roche moutonnée, a glacial landform with an asymmetrical shape. The steep western face and gradual eastern slope indicate the direction of glacial flow when glaciers filled Tuolumne Meadows. Dog Lake is a quiet, forested lake that is home to many species including water birds, song birds, deer, and dragonflies. Distance: 3.8 miles (6.1 km) round-trip Elevation gain: 850 ft (260 m) elevation gain Time estimate: 3-4 hours Route variation: return via Lembert Dome Parking for a 5-mile loop. Or, hike this route as an out-and-back beginning from Lembert Dome Parking instead of Dog Lake Parking, a slightly longer route to the same destinations.

Tips & Seasonal Information Stay off domes during thunderstorms! Despite its name, pets are not allowed at Dog Lake or any other hiking trails. This trailhead is only reachable by vehicle when Tioga Road is open, typically late May or early June to sometime in October or November. Tioga Road closes after the first significant snowfall. Overnight parking on this road, including this trailhead, ends October 15. For current road and weather information, please call 209/372-0200 (press 1, then 1).

Pothole Dome is a granite dome on the west side of Tuolumne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park located at Tioga Road mile marker 18. Near Pothole Dome is Marmot Dome. The summit of the dome is easily accessible by foot from a parking area on the Tioga Road at mile marker 18. The view from the summit includes most of Tuolumne Meadows and in the distance, Cathedral Peak. The dome gives evidence of many of the geologic processes at work in Yosemite during and after the last ice age. In particular, the stranded, rounded boulders from a glacier that has long since retreated, and the water-eroded "potholes" provide evidence of two ways that water can interact with granite.

Lembert Dome is a granite dome rock formation in Yosemite National Park in the US state of California. The dome soars 800 feet (240 m) above Tuolumne Meadows and the Tuolumne River and can be hiked starting at the Tioga Road in the heart of Tuolumne Meadows, 8 miles (13 km) west of the Tioga Pass Entrance to Yosemite National Park. The landform is an example of a rôche moutonnée with clear lee and stoss slopes.