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Granite Dome

Granite Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Granite Dome rises to 3,149 m in California. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Hawk Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

Granite Dome is a 10,320-foot-elevation (3,150-meter) mountain summit located in Tuolumne County, California, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49032693, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3149 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.21519, -119.74601

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 21
Waterfalls: 14
Parks: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Beach 2: 13.4 mi
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 13.4 mi
  • Beach 1: 13.5 mi
  • Benson Lake Beach: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Strawberry: 14.6 mi
  • Hunewill Upper Sawmill: 22.5 mi
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Columns of the Giants: 8.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 16.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 20.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Fales Hot Spring: 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Granite Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower PeakESE 114°3,581.8 m11.8 mi
Leavitt PeakNE 46°3,516 m7.1 mi
Hanna MountainE 97°3,491 m14.3 mi
Sonora PeakNNE 32°3,484 m11.3 mi
White MountainNNE 32°3,470 m13.4 mi
Flatiron ButteE 95°3,470 m13.8 mi
Ehrnbeck PeakESE 113°3,428.1 m13.6 mi
Stanislaus PeakNNE 20°3,426 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3719:4720:26
September equinox06:4718:2318:58
December solstice07:1316:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404346515866737267584740
Precip in6.35.75.73.52.40.60.40.10.42.23.85.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797967

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