Leopold Dome
Leopold Dome rises to 2,746 m in California. Mount McGee stands 3,938 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Maxson Dome, a peak 1.5 miles away.
The story
Granite dome in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q119360596, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,745.6 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Maxson Dome: 1.5 mi
- Spring Dome: 2.5 mi
- Trapper Dome: 2.8 mi
- Long Top: 3.3 mi
- Voyager Dome: 3.4 mi
- Cold Springs: 7.5 mi
- Little Eden: 12.9 mi
- Reed Pools: 13.0 mi
- Old Pedro: 13.0 mi
- Iodone Springs: 13.1 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 3.5 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 11.1 mi
- Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 11.3 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
- Rancheria Falls: 11.9 mi
- Rancheria Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
- Line Creek Falls: 15.2 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 4.4 mi
- Teakettle Experiment Area: 12.7 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 13.2 mi
- Huntington Lake Game Refuge: 15.5 mi
- Fishing Club: 17.0 mi
- Grand Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 16.3 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 19.7 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 21.6 mi
- Great Cliffs: 22.3 mi
- Qualls Camp: 5.0 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 16.5 mi
- China Camp: 16.8 mi
- Log Cabin: 21.5 mi
- John Muir Rock: 9.6 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 13.2 mi
- Rock Monster: 19.5 mi
- Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 20.7 mi
- Zephyr Headquarters: 20.7 mi
- Jumping Rock: 24.5 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 24.6 mi
- Museum of the Sierra: 18.9 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Leopold Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McGee | E 90° | 3,938 m | 12.8 mi |
| Emerald Peak | E 81° | 3,824 m | 11.5 mi |
| Peter Peak | E 88° | 3,800 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Hooper | NNE 22° | 3,764 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Senger | NNE 33° | 3,745 m | 11.3 mi |
| Mount Henry | ENE 69° | 3,713 m | 8.4 mi |
| Turret Peak | NE 39° | 3,685 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Hutton | E 96° | 3,633 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 47 | 40 | 35 |
| Precip in | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntington Lake, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10969435400
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