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Marmot Dome

Marmot Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Marmot Dome rises to 2,832 m in California. Fletcher Peak stands 3,477 m to the south-southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairview Dome, a peak 0.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 0.3 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2832.0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.87419, -119.39771

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 47
Historic sites: 14
Cliffs: 12
Springs: 11
Attractions: 9
  • Indian Arch: 10.9 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 16.3 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 18.4 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 18.4 mi
  • Perched Boulder: 18.8 mi
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
Parks: 4
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Marmot Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fletcher PeakSSE 149°3,477 m6.6 mi
Choo-Choo MountainSSE 160°3,451.97 m5.3 mi
Rafferty PeakSSE 151°3,382 m4.7 mi
CockscombSSE 165°3,369 m2.8 mi
Johnson PeakSE 135°3,369 m3.8 mi
Echo Peak #0S 185°3,367 m2.8 mi
Echo Peak #3S 186°3,343 m2.9 mi
Echo Peak #5S 185°3,330 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3619:4520:24
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1016:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272529344049555349423326
Precip in6.24.04.22.01.70.60.50.50.51.73.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 3 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

OpenStreetMap element node/10934914352

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