Piyau Dome
Piyau Dome rises to 2,377 m in California. Clyde Minaret stands 3,738 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Granite Creek Falls, a waterfall 1.6 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 26 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49062484, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,377 m
How to reach it
- 25.7 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 26 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 27 mi
- Lembert Dome · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Balloon Dome: 2.4 mi
- Jackass Butte: 2.5 mi
- Cattle Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Jackass Rock: 4.0 mi
- Fuller Buttes: 4.7 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 1.6 mi
- Camino Falls: 9.5 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 12.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.9 mi
- Minarets Falls: 14.5 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 6.5 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 8.1 mi
- China Camp: 13.6 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 16.9 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 8.8 mi
- The Buttresses: 13.2 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 18.5 mi
- South Fork Bluffs: 18.7 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 20.6 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 16.4 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 17.0 mi
- Dowville Picnic Site: 17.4 mi
- Pine Point Day Use: 19.4 mi
- Devils Postpile: 14.0 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 17.2 mi
- Bull Buck Tree: 17.6 mi
- Big Ed: 18.0 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 18.5 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 16.6 mi
- Huntington Lake Game Refuge: 17.4 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 17.9 mi
- Community Center Park: 19.4 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 19.4 mi
- Mariposa Grove Museum: 18.5 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 19.6 mi
- Thornberry Museum: 20.9 mi
- Yosemite History Center: 21.8 mi
- Sierra-Mono Indian Museum: 21.9 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 13.7 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 14.1 mi
- Old Pedro: 17.3 mi
- Iodone Springs: 17.4 mi
- Reed Pools: 17.4 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 16.8 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 18.2 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 19.7 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 13.6 mi
- free natural hot pool: 14.1 mi
- Arch Rock: 2.7 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Oakhurst Mural: 23.6 mi
- June Lake Beach: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Piyau Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Minaret | NNE 22° | 3,738 m | 13.3 mi |
| Michael Minaret | NNE 21° | 3,736 m | 13.2 mi |
| Ken Minaret | NNE 22° | 3,730 m | 13.2 mi |
| Eichorn Minaret | NNE 21° | 3,730 m | 13.3 mi |
| Rice Minaret | NNE 20° | 3,730 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bedayan Minaret | NNE 20° | 3,690 m | 13.4 mi |
| Minarets | NNE 21° | 3,654 m | 13.3 mi |
| Dawson Minaret | NNE 20° | 3,650 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 235312 — Piyau Dome, Madera County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358776450
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 23 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 24 mi
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