Daff Dome
Daff Dome rises to 2,791 m in California. White Mountain stands 3,674 m to the northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is West Cottage Dome, a peak 0.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 0.3 miles off. 171 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Granite dome in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park.
Wikidata Q22043993, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,791 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 4 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 6 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 7 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 9 mi
171 named places within 25 miles
- West Cottage Dome: 0.1 mi
- East Cottage Dome: 0.5 mi
- Doda Dome: 0.6 mi
- Fairview Dome: 0.8 mi
- Marmot Dome: 0.9 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 1.8 mi
- White Cascade: 2.0 mi
- California Falls: 2.9 mi
- LeConte Falls: 3.6 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 4.1 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 2.5 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 10.3 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 10.9 mi
- Women's Club Building: 13.1 mi
- World Heritage Site: 13.2 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Dore Cliff: 11.1 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- Diving Board: 11.8 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 12.8 mi
- Soda Springs: 2.5 mi
- Iron Spring: 12.2 mi
- Jordan Spring: 16.4 mi
- Black Spring: 17.5 mi
- Moss Spring: 17.7 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 13.1 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 13.2 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 13.2 mi
- Indian Village: 13.2 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 13.2 mi
- Indian Arch: 10.5 mi
- Upside-Down House: 16.9 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 18.0 mi
- Perched Boulder: 19.7 mi
- South Tufa Area: 21.4 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 16.9 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 17.5 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 19.5 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 19.9 mi
- El Portal Park: 24.9 mi
- Bennettville: 9.2 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 17.8 mi
- Dog Town: 23.2 mi
- Mono Mills: 24.7 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 11.4 mi
- Danburg Beach: 17.7 mi
- June Lake Beach: 19.7 mi
- Navy Beach: 21.7 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 7.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Daff Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountain | NE 51° | 3,674 m | 7.3 mi |
| Choo-Choo Mountain | SSE 154° | 3,452 m | 6.1 mi |
| Rafferty Peak | SE 145° | 3,382 m | 5.5 mi |
| Cockscomb | SSE 154° | 3,369 m | 3.5 mi |
| Johnson Peak | SE 132° | 3,369 m | 4.7 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | S 171° | 3,328 m | 3.4 mi |
| Ragged Peak | NE 42° | 3,326 m | 4.9 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | W 264° | 3,309 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 4 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Yosemite National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Aug.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5097050339
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 13 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 13 mi
- Mono Lake · 24 mi
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