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Fairview Dome

Fairview Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Fairview Dome rises to 2,965 m in California. Fletcher Peak stands 3,477 m to the southeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Marmot Dome, a peak 0.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 0.4 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2965.2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.87143, -119.40400

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 47
Historic sites: 14
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 11
  • Indian Arch: 10.5 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 16.6 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 18.0 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 18.0 mi
  • Perched Boulder: 19.1 mi
Springs: 10
Museums: 10
Picnic sites: 7
Parks: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Fairview Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fletcher PeakSE 146°3,477 m6.7 mi
Choo-Choo MountainSSE 155°3,451.97 m5.3 mi
Rafferty PeakSE 146°3,382 m4.7 mi
CockscombSSE 157°3,369 m2.7 mi
Johnson PeakSE 129°3,369 m3.9 mi
Echo Peak #0S 178°3,367 m2.6 mi
Echo Peak #3S 179°3,343 m2.7 mi
Echo Peak #5S 178°3,330 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3619:4520:24
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:1016:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272529344049555349423326
Precip in6.24.04.22.01.70.60.50.50.51.73.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 3 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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/358795504

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