Hetch Hetchy Dome
Hetch Hetchy Dome rises to 1,882 m in California. Tower Peak stands 3,582 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Wapama Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 9.1 miles off.
The story
Granite dome in Yosemite, California, USA.
Wikidata Q49036106, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,882 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 14 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 18 mi
- Lembert Dome · 23 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kolana Rock: 1.0 mi
- LeConte Point: 2.8 mi
- Smith Peak: 2.8 mi
- Mount Gibson: 3.6 mi
- Tiltill Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Wapama Falls: 0.7 mi
- Tueeulala Falls: 1.1 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 2.4 mi
- Preston Falls: 8.9 mi
- Carlon Falls: 12.3 mi
- Shingle Spring: 7.9 mi
- Sachse Spring: 9.5 mi
- Box Spring: 14.1 mi
- Rackerby Jack Spring: 15.5 mi
- Pilot Peak Spring: 16.7 mi
- Fireplace Bluffs: 16.7 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 17.0 mi
- Rockslides: 17.4 mi
- Glacier Point: 18.9 mi
- East Flange Rock: 19.2 mi
- Nature Museum: 7.9 mi
- Interpretive Center: 8.0 mi
- Indian Village: 17.4 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 17.5 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 17.5 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 12.0 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 13.9 mi
- Merced Grove: 15.7 mi
- Indian Arch: 17.0 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 17.9 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 20.2 mi
- World Heritage Site: 17.5 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 18.7 mi
- Women's Club Building: 18.7 mi
- Strawberry: 21.4 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 21.9 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 13.0 mi
- Beach 2: 20.2 mi
- Beach 1: 20.4 mi
- Pinecrest Dog Beach: 20.5 mi
- El Portal Park: 20.1 mi
- Greeley Hill County Park: 24.1 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 14.4 mi
- Scoutmaster Grotto: 20.5 mi
- Dedication Garden: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Hetch Hetchy Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Peak | NE 42° | 3,582 m | 16.7 mi |
| Forsyth Peak | NE 35° | 3,408 m | 16.2 mi |
| Wells Peak | NE 48° | 3,389 m | 16.3 mi |
| Craig Peak | NE 43° | 3,379 m | 15.5 mi |
| Acker Peak | NE 53° | 3,356 m | 16.6 mi |
| Snow Peak | NE 44° | 3,336 m | 14.3 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | ESE 113° | 3,309 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | ESE 122° | 3,308 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:46 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hetch Hetchy, 2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 261288 — Hetch Hetchy Dome, Tuolumne County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358798119
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 19 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 19 mi
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