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Lower Tokopah Dome

Lower Tokopah Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Lower Tokopah Dome rises to 2,891 m in California. Black Kaweah stands 4,140 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Cruz Dome, a peak 0.2 miles away.

The story

Peak in the Sierra Nevada of California.

Wikidata Q124657656, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2,890.7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.62387, -118.69937

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 28
Springs: 26
Waterfalls: 22
Historic sites: 16
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 5.5 mi
  • Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 6.0 mi
  • Old Ranger Station: 8.0 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 8.2 mi
  • Alles Cabin: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 7.9 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 8.2 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Parks: 6
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 21.0 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 22.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Lower Tokopah Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black KaweahESE4,140 m11.5 mi
Pyramidal PinnacleESE4,116 m11.9 mi
Kaweah QueenESE4,074 m11.6 mi
Centennial PeakE4,026 m11.6 mi
Lawson PeakESE3,999 m11.2 mi
Triple Divide PeakESE3,839 m9.6 mi
Glacier RidgeE3,767 m7.8 mi
Lion RockESE3,767 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3719:3920:17
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0416:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 2 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11540199284

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