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Dome of the Immaculate Conception

Dome of the Immaculate Conception, seen from above at true elevation

Dome of the Immaculate Conception rises to 2,805 m in California. Mount Reinstein stands 3,842 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hall Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

granite dome in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q119361445, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2805 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.05546, -119.01138

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 14
Waterfalls: 13
Picnic sites: 10
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 2.9 mi
  • Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Helms Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 5.8 mi
  • Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 14.5 mi
  • Zephyr Headquarters: 14.5 mi
  • John Muir Rock: 15.2 mi
  • Chicago Stump: 18.2 mi
  • Mono Hot Springs Resort: 18.8 mi
Parks: 7
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 4
Beaches: 2
Museums: 1
  • Museum of the Sierra: 17.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Dome of the Immaculate Conception. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ReinsteinE 84°3,841.8 m15.1 mi
Emerald PeakENE 61°3,824 m15.6 mi
Finger PeakE 96°3,779.7 m15.6 mi
Mount HenryNE 49°3,713 m13.5 mi
Red MountainENE 61°3,645.1 m13.3 mi
Mount HuttonENE 67°3,633 m12.7 mi
Blackcap MountainE 84°3,519 m12.1 mi
Zingheim HeightsNE 44°3,400.6 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3719:4120:20
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0716:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586573818176665345
Precip in5.64.95.12.61.40.40.20.00.21.42.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10969546566

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