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Charlotte Dome

Charlotte Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Charlotte Dome rises to 3,250 m in California. Mount Stanford stands 4,260 m to the southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Glacier Monument, a peak 1.8 miles away.

About

The story

Charlotte Dome is a granite dome in California's Kings Canyon National Park. It lies to the southeast of Glacier Monument and north of Bubbs Creek. It is most easily accessed from the Onion Valley trailhead to the east. The South Face Route is featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. This climb is a grade III, class 5.7.

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Wikidata Q5085916, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3250.4 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.78246, -118.48031
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 36
Springs: 27
Waterfalls: 22
Historic sites: 20
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 2.5 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 2.8 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 3.2 mi
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 4.7 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Arai Pond: 18.3 mi
  • Bk 12 Mess Hall Garden: 18.3 mi
Natural arches: 8
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 21.9 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 22.8 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 22.8 mi
  • Heart Arch: 22.9 mi
  • Hitching Post Arch: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Museums: 4
Parks: 4
  • Dehy Park: 15.4 mi
  • Independence Park: 15.7 mi
  • Merritt Park: 18.2 mi
  • General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 18.3 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Hot springs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Charlotte Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StanfordSE 139°4,260.2 m7.2 mi
Gregory's MonumentSE 140°4,254.4 m7.3 mi
Mount KeithSE 127°4,249 m9.5 mi
Junction PeakSE 135°4,224 m8.9 mi
Caltech PeakSE 142°4,216.5 m8.1 mi
Table MountainS 178°4,151 m8.4 mi
Mount EricssonSSE 148°4,150.7 m6.9 mi
Midway MountainS 181°4,140 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3820:17
September equinox06:4318:1818:52
December solstice07:0416:0216:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 15 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358816285

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