Ampitheater Dome
Ampitheater Dome rises to 2,768 m in California. Needham Mountain stands 3,816 m to the east-southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Rock Spire, a peak 1.2 miles away.
The story
Granite dome in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q119633113, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,768 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Castle Rock Spire: 1.2 mi
- The Fin: 1.3 mi
- Paradise Peak: 1.3 mi
- Pine Top Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Milk Ranch Peak: 4.5 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 4.9 mi
- Granite Spring: 5.4 mi
- Wall Spring: 5.6 mi
- Slide Spring: 5.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 5.9 mi
- Cleveland Tree: 4.9 mi
- Tharp's Log: 5.0 mi
- The Dead Giant: 5.0 mi
- Chimney Tree: 5.1 mi
- Parker Group: 5.1 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Lower Cliff Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
- Upper Cliff Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
- Marble Falls: 6.3 mi
- Alles Cabin: 2.7 mi
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 5.1 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 6.4 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 7.2 mi
- Crabtree Cabin: 7.9 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 4.2 mi
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Old Mountain Home Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 13.7 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 14.3 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 15.9 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 16.4 mi
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 17.3 mi
- Valhalla: 8.2 mi
- Window Cliffs: 19.5 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 22.5 mi
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 18.0 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 18.7 mi
- McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Giant Forest Museum: 6.1 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 11.5 mi
- Natural Arch: 20.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 23.0 mi
- Jumping Rock: 23.2 mi
- Kern Hot Spring: 16.5 mi
- Bravo Lake Botanical Garden: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Ampitheater Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needham Mountain | ESE 107° | 3,816 m | 9.6 mi |
| Florence Peak | SE 126° | 3,789 m | 10.5 mi |
| Lion Rock | NE 56° | 3,767 m | 10.7 mi |
| Copper Mine Peak | NE 50° | 3,763 m | 10.9 mi |
| Sawtooth Peak | ESE 109° | 3,759 m | 8.6 mi |
| Lippincott Mountain | ENE 77° | 3,731 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Eisen | E 89° | 3,714 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Stewart | ENE 58° | 3,708 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:04 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ASH MTN, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796378
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