Peak · California
Little Blue Dome
Little Blue Dome rises to 2,236 m in California. Red Kaweah stands 4,185 m to the east, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarbowl Dome, a peak 0.9 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,236 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.56410, -118.65773
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sugarbowl Dome: 0.9 mi
- Tharps Rock: 1.6 mi
- Alta Peak: 1.9 mi
- Winter Alta: 2.4 mi
- Panther Peak: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 28
- Tharp's Log: 4.7 mi
- Cleveland Tree: 5.0 mi
- Chimney Tree: 5.0 mi
- Chief Sequoyah: 5.2 mi
- Congress Group: 5.2 mi
Springs: 24
- Wall Spring: 6.5 mi
- Big Fern Springs: 6.7 mi
- Granite Spring: 6.8 mi
- Slide Spring: 7.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Lower Buck Creek Falls: 1.0 mi
- Upper Buck Creek Falls: 2.2 mi
- Tokopah Falls: 3.8 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Tamarack Falls: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 5.8 mi
- Alles Cabin: 6.9 mi
- Old Big Arroyo Patrol Cabin: 7.5 mi
- Empire Mill Ruins: 8.0 mi
- Old Ranger Station: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Pinewood Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 7.0 mi
- Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Stony Creek Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Parks: 6
- General Grant Grove Section Kings Canyon Nat: 16.0 mi
- Cobble Knoll Recreation Area: 18.1 mi
- Slick Rock Recreation Area: 18.7 mi
- Horse Creek Recreation Area: 20.4 mi
- Lake Kaweah Recreation Area: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Valhalla: 4.0 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 19.1 mi
- Window Cliffs: 19.6 mi
- Ebersbacher Ledges: 22.6 mi
Museums: 2
- Giant Forest Museum: 6.4 mi
- Three Rivers Historical Museum: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Sandy Cove Beach: 20.5 mi
- Jumping Rock: 20.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Natural Arch: 21.1 mi
- Natural Bridge: 21.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Homer Ranch Preserve: 21.4 mi
- Dry Creek Preserve: 22.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Kern Hot Spring: 15.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Little Blue Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Kaweah | E 101° | 4,185 m | 8.6 mi |
| Michael's Pinnacle | ESE 102° | 4,170 m | 8.7 mi |
| Second Kaweah | ESE 103° | 4,166 m | 9.4 mi |
| Koontz Pinnacle | E 98° | 4,145 m | 8.4 mi |
| Black Kaweah | E 99° | 4,140 m | 8.0 mi |
| Squaretop | ESE 102° | 4,122 m | 9.1 mi |
| Pyramidal Pinnacle | E 98° | 4,116 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bilko Pinnacle | ESE 103° | 4,087 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:03 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 8.7 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 6.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798542
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