Polly Dome
Polly Dome rises to 2,988 m in California. Choo-Choo Mountain stands 3,452 m to the southeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pywiack Dome, a peak 0.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 0.5 miles off. 173 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,987.7 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 3 mi
- Lembert Dome · 6 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 9 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 12 mi
173 named places within 25 miles
- Pywiack Dome: 0.7 mi
- Harlequin Dome: 1.1 mi
- Stately Pleasure Dome: 1.2 mi
- South Whizz Dome: 1.2 mi
- Dozier Dome: 1.2 mi
- Tenaya Creek Waterslide: 3.5 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 4.0 mi
- White Cascade: 4.1 mi
- California Falls: 4.3 mi
- LeConte Falls: 4.7 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 4.8 mi
- Women's Club Building: 10.5 mi
- World Heritage Site: 10.5 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 10.5 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 12.2 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 10.4 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 10.5 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 10.5 mi
- Indian Village: 10.5 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 10.5 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Diving Board: 9.2 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 9.3 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 10.1 mi
- Glacier Point: 10.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 4.8 mi
- Iron Spring: 9.5 mi
- Black Spring: 14.8 mi
- Moss Spring: 15.0 mi
- Fern Spring: 15.2 mi
- Indian Arch: 7.8 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 15.3 mi
- Upside-Down House: 19.4 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 20.3 mi
- Perched Boulder: 21.1 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Summit Meadow: 16.7 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 19.4 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 20.1 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 20.8 mi
- El Portal Park: 22.2 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 22.3 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 12.1 mi
- Danburg Beach: 20.4 mi
- June Lake Beach: 21.2 mi
- Navy Beach: 24.1 mi
- Bennettville: 11.8 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 20.4 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 5.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Polly Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choo-Choo Mountain | SE 128° | 3,452 m | 5.9 mi |
| Rafferty Peak | ESE 118° | 3,382 m | 5.8 mi |
| Cockscomb | ESE 110° | 3,369 m | 3.8 mi |
| Johnson Peak | ESE 103° | 3,369 m | 5.7 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | ESE 121° | 3,328 m | 3.0 mi |
| Tuolumne Peak | NW 307° | 3,309 m | 2.4 mi |
| Cathedral Peak | E 101° | 3,308 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | W 261° | 3,308 m | 3.4 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, 6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 253779 — Polly Dome, Mariposa County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358795624
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 10 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 11 mi
- Mono Lake · 26 mi
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