Balloon Dome
Balloon Dome rises to 2,102 m in California. Clyde Minaret stands 3,738 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 28 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q35725759, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,102 m
How to reach it
- 27.8 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 28 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 29 mi
- Lembert Dome · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Piyau Dome: 2.4 mi
- Cattle Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Brown Cone: 4.1 mi
- Fuller Buttes: 4.6 mi
- Jackass Rock: 4.7 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 0.9 mi
- Camino Falls: 10.9 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 11.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.3 mi
- Minarets Falls: 14.2 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 4.3 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 9.5 mi
- China Camp: 11.3 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 15.8 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 14.6 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 16.1 mi
- Dowville Picnic Site: 16.2 mi
- Pine Point Day Use: 20.4 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 12.2 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 13.6 mi
- Old Pedro: 15.0 mi
- Iodone Springs: 15.0 mi
- Reed Pools: 15.0 mi
- Devils Postpile: 13.5 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 14.9 mi
- Bull Buck Tree: 19.5 mi
- Big Ed: 19.8 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 20.7 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 14.9 mi
- Huntington Lake Game Refuge: 16.1 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 17.0 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 18.5 mi
- Community Center Park: 18.6 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 7.6 mi
- The Buttresses: 12.7 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- South Fork Bluffs: 19.2 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 18.7 mi
- Mariposa Grove Museum: 20.7 mi
- Sierra-Mono Indian Museum: 22.3 mi
- Thornberry Museum: 22.9 mi
- Yosemite History Center: 24.1 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 17.0 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 19.2 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 20.0 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 12.1 mi
- free natural hot pool: 13.6 mi
- Arch Rock: 3.1 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- June Lake Beach: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Balloon Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Minaret | NNE 12° | 3,738 m | 13.8 mi |
| Michael Minaret | N 11° | 3,736 m | 13.7 mi |
| Ken Minaret | NNE 12° | 3,730 m | 13.7 mi |
| Eichorn Minaret | N 11° | 3,730 m | 13.8 mi |
| Rice Minaret | N 11° | 3,730 m | 13.9 mi |
| Bedayan Minaret | N 11° | 3,690 m | 13.9 mi |
| Minarets | N 11° | 3,654 m | 13.9 mi |
| Dawson Minaret | N 11° | 3,650 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796744
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 26 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 26 mi
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