North Whizz Dome
North Whizz Dome rises to 2,716 m in California. Choo-Choo Mountain stands 3,452 m to the southeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is South Whizz Dome, a peak 0.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 0.6 miles off. 170 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Granite dome in Yosemite National Park, USA.
Wikidata Q65079382, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,715.7 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 5 mi
- Lembert Dome · 5 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 9 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 11 mi
170 named places within 25 miles
- South Whizz Dome: 0.1 mi
- Hammer Dome: 0.9 mi
- Lamb Dome: 0.9 mi
- Dark Side Dome: 1.0 mi
- Drug Dome: 1.1 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 2.7 mi
- White Cascade: 2.8 mi
- California Falls: 3.1 mi
- LeConte Falls: 3.6 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 4.0 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 4.1 mi
- World Heritage Site: 11.7 mi
- Women's Club Building: 11.7 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 11.7 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 11.8 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Diving Board: 10.5 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 10.6 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 11.3 mi
- Glacier Point: 12.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 4.1 mi
- Iron Spring: 10.8 mi
- Black Spring: 16.0 mi
- Moss Spring: 16.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 16.3 mi
- Indian Arch: 9.0 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 16.5 mi
- Upside-Down House: 18.5 mi
- Perched Boulder: 21.0 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 21.2 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 11.6 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 11.7 mi
- Indian Village: 11.7 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 11.7 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 11.7 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Summit Meadow: 17.9 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 18.5 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 19.1 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 20.7 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 21.5 mi
- El Portal Park: 23.2 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 11.2 mi
- Danburg Beach: 19.4 mi
- June Lake Beach: 21.0 mi
- Navy Beach: 23.3 mi
- Bennettville: 10.8 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 19.1 mi
- Dog Town: 24.5 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 6.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Whizz Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choo-Choo Mountain | SE 139° | 3,452 m | 6.4 mi |
| Rafferty Peak | SE 130° | 3,382 m | 6.0 mi |
| Cockscomb | SE 129° | 3,369 m | 3.9 mi |
| Johnson Peak | ESE 116° | 3,369 m | 5.6 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | SE 142° | 3,328 m | 3.4 mi |
| Ragged Peak | NE 48° | 3,326 m | 6.4 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | W 276° | 3,309 m | 2.4 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | SE 130° | 3,308 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuolumne Meadows RS, 5 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/8740740961
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 11 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 12 mi
- Mono Lake · 26 mi
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