Dog Dome
Dog Dome rises to 2,866 m in California. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the east, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lembert Dome, a peak 0.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 0.5 miles off. 173 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,866 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 1 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 4 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 6 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 9 mi
173 named places within 25 miles
- Lembert Dome: 0.2 mi
- Puppy Dome: 0.6 mi
- Pothole Dome: 2.7 mi
- Marmot Dome: 2.9 mi
- Telemark Dome: 3.3 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 4.2 mi
- White Cascade: 4.4 mi
- California Falls: 5.6 mi
- LeConte Falls: 6.4 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 6.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 1.2 mi
- Jordan Spring: 13.9 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 14.6 mi
- Iron Spring: 15.0 mi
- Hartley Springs: 18.5 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 1.2 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 6.7 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 7.5 mi
- Lee Vining: 13.3 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 13.9 mi
- Dore Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 12.2 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 13.6 mi
- Diving Board: 14.5 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Upside-Down House: 13.3 mi
- Indian Arch: 13.6 mi
- Perched Boulder: 16.4 mi
- South Tufa Area: 17.8 mi
- Navy Beach: 18.2 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 13.3 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 15.8 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 16.2 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 16.2 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 16.2 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 13.3 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 14.3 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 16.2 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 16.2 mi
- Clark Canyon: 24.5 mi
- Bennettville: 5.9 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 16.0 mi
- Mono Mills: 21.0 mi
- Dog Town: 21.3 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 13.5 mi
- Danburg Beach: 14.5 mi
- June Lake Beach: 16.4 mi
- Navy Beach: 18.1 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 11.2 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 23.1 mi
- free natural hot pool: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dog Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dana | E 81° | 3,976 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Conness | NNE 13° | 3,825 m | 5.8 mi |
| North Peak | NNE 14° | 3,728 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mammoth Peak | ESE 114° | 3,685 m | 4.9 mi |
| White Mountain | NNE 24° | 3,674 m | 4.7 mi |
| False White Mountain | NE 38° | 3,655 m | 4.6 mi |
| Sheep Peak | N 2° | 3,601 m | 6.8 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | S 175° | 3,477 m | 6.4 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 | 19:44 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
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, under a mile 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4363563709
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 15 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 16 mi
- Mono Lake · 20 mi
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