Calaveras Dome
Calaveras Dome is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 1,327 m. Round Top stands 3,164 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Garnet Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1327 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Liberty Vista Point · 7 mi
- Hell's Kitchen Vista Point · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Garnet Hill: 1.5 mi
- Shovel Grave: 1.5 mi
- Peddler Hill: 6.5 mi
- Flagpole Point: 6.6 mi
- Mokelumne Peak: 8.0 mi
- Hermit Spring: 4.4 mi
- Ham Spring: 5.1 mi
- Poison Spring: 6.9 mi
- Upper Mud Spring: 7.2 mi
- Mud Spring: 7.4 mi
- Salt Springs State Game Refuge: 4.5 mi
- Wester Park: 10.5 mi
- White Pines Park: 16.5 mi
- Archery: 17.4 mi
- West Point State Historic Landmark: 17.4 mi
- Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Marmot Day Use: 12.0 mi
- Chickaree Day Use: 12.7 mi
- Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Oak Leaf: 15.7 mi
- Iron Mountain Ski Resort: 9.9 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 19.2 mi
- Kit Carson Historical Monument: 19.2 mi
- Strawberry: 23.2 mi
- Elkus: 24.8 mi
- Bloods Point: 9.6 mi
- Machado Postpile: 13.5 mi
- McKays Point: 17.2 mi
- Sugar Bun: 20.2 mi
- Lovers Leap: 22.1 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park Visitor Center: 15.1 mi
- Sierra Nevada Logging Museum: 16.6 mi
- Nature Center and Observatory: 17.0 mi
- Chaw'se Regional Indian Museum: 22.8 mi
- Amador County Model Railroad Museum: 23.4 mi
- Campfire Center: 15.1 mi
- Big Stump: 15.1 mi
- Leoni House: 17.4 mi
- Black Chasm Cavern: 21.9 mi
- California Caverns: 24.9 mi
- Calaveras Big Trees State Park: 15.6 mi
- Calaveras South Grove Natural Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Carson-Iceberg Wilderness: 24.3 mi
- Linder Grove: 24.8 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 23.9 mi
- Beach 1: 24.0 mi
- Beach 2: 24.2 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 23.9 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 24.3 mi
- Peep Sight: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Calaveras Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | NE 45° | 3,164 m | 17.2 mi |
| The Sisters | NE 44° | 3,094 m | 16.9 mi |
| Thimble Peak | NE 37° | 2,988 m | 15.1 mi |
| Deadwood Peak | NE 52° | 2,987 m | 16.0 mi |
| Melissa Coray Peak | NE 42° | 2,977 m | 15.2 mi |
| Elephants Back | NE 45° | 2,920 m | 18.6 mi |
| Lookout Peak | E 85° | 2,919 m | 19.2 mi |
| Covered Wagon Peak | NE 40° | 2,918 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 38 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Precip in | 10.6 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 9.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calaveras BIG Trees, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797133
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