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Fin Dome

Fin Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Fin Dome rises to 3,546 m in California. Mount Stanford stands 4,260 m to the south, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Diamond Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

Fin Dome is an 11,673-foot-elevation (3,558-meter) granite summit located 1.5 mile west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the southeast corner of Fresno County, in northern California. It is situated in the Rae Lakes area of Kings Canyon National Park, approximately 15.5 miles (24.9 km) west of the community of Independence. Nearby peaks include Black Mountain 1.9 miles (3.1 km) to the east, and Mount Rixford 2.1 miles (3.4 km) to the south-southeast. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 1,135 feet (346 meters) above Rae Lakes in one-quarter mile. The John Muir Trail passes to the east of this landmark, providing an approach. This geographical feature was named by Bolton Brown in 1899 when he explored the lake basin in its vicinity, because it resembled the fin of a sea serpent. The first ascent of the summit was made in 1910 by James Rennie, one of the foremost mountaineers of the Sierra Club.

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Wikidata Q49028835, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3546 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.81344, -118.41236

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 26
Waterfalls: 19
Historic sites: 19
  • Shorty's Vidette Meadow Cabin: 4.2 mi
  • Shorty's Woods Creek Crossing Cabin: 4.3 mi
  • Shorty's Gardiner Basin Cabin: 4.9 mi
  • Shorty's Sphinx Creek Cabin: 6.8 mi
  • Shorty's Bubbs Creek Cabin: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Chicken Ranch: 19.6 mi
  • Boot Arch: 19.9 mi
  • Cyclops Skull Arch: 19.9 mi
  • Man of Steel (movie site): 20.1 mi
  • Iron Man (movie site): 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
Gardens: 11
  • Bk 34 Mess Hall Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Arai Pond: 15.3 mi
  • Bk 22 Mess Hall Garden: 15.4 mi
Natural arches: 8
  • Whitney Portal Arch: 20.4 mi
  • Mobius Arch: 21.0 mi
  • Lathe Arch: 21.0 mi
  • Heart Arch: 21.1 mi
  • Hitching Post Arch: 22.3 mi
Museums: 5
Parks: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Whitney Portal Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Paiute Mural: 15.3 mi
  • Miss Alabama: 22.9 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Fin Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StanfordS 173°4,260.2 m7.6 mi
Gregory's MonumentS 173°4,254.4 m7.7 mi
Mount KeithSSE 154°4,249 m8.7 mi
Junction PeakSSE 163°4,224 m8.8 mi
Caltech PeakS 172°4,216.5 m8.7 mi
Mount EricssonS 181°4,150.7 m8.0 mi
University PeakSSE 148°4,138 m5.3 mi
Mount BrewerSSW 209°4,136 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:06
June solstice05:3619:3820:17
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice07:0416:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979858376645243
Precip in1.40.90.70.20.10.10.10.10.10.20.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Independence, 12 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Kings Canyon National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797781

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