Daff Dome
Daff Dome rises to 2,791 m in California. Choo-Choo Mountain stands 3,452 m to the south-southeast, 6.1 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.
The story
Granite dome in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park
Wikidata Q22043993, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2791 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
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
- Indian Arch: 10.5 mi
- Upside-Down House: 16.9 mi
- Valley View Parking: 18.0 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 18.0 mi
- Perched Boulder: 19.7 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
- 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 7.2 miles of Daff Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choo-Choo Mountain | SSE 154° | 3,451.97 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 #0 | S 170° | 3,367 m | 3.3 mi |
| Echo Peak #3 | S 171° | 3,343 m | 3.4 mi |
| Echo Peak #5 | S 170° | 3,330 m | 3.3 mi |
| Echo Peak #1 | S 170° | 3,330 m | 3.3 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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