Pothole Dome
Pothole Dome rises to 2,683 m in California. White Mountain stands 3,674 m to the northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Marmot Dome, a peak 0.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road runs past it. 164 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Rounded bare granite hill in Tuolomne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California, USA.
Wikidata Q7234910, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,683.2 m
How to reach it
- On the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 3 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 6 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 7 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 8 mi
164 named places within 25 miles
- Marmot Dome: 0.5 mi
- East Cottage Dome: 0.8 mi
- Fairview Dome: 0.8 mi
- West Cottage Dome: 1.0 mi
- Daff Dome: 1.0 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 2.2 mi
- White Cascade: 2.4 mi
- California Falls: 3.5 mi
- LeConte Falls: 4.3 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 4.8 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 1.5 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 9.3 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 9.9 mi
- Women's Club Building: 13.8 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 13.9 mi
- Dore Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 10.8 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- Diving Board: 12.5 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 13.6 mi
- Soda Springs: 1.5 mi
- Iron Spring: 12.9 mi
- Jordan Spring: 15.7 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 16.9 mi
- Black Spring: 18.3 mi
- Indian Arch: 11.3 mi
- Upside-Down House: 15.9 mi
- Perched Boulder: 18.8 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 18.8 mi
- South Tufa Area: 20.4 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 13.8 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 13.9 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 13.9 mi
- Indian Village: 14.0 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 14.0 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Bennettville: 8.3 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 17.3 mi
- Dog Town: 22.7 mi
- Mono Mills: 23.7 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 12.0 mi
- Danburg Beach: 16.9 mi
- June Lake Beach: 18.8 mi
- Navy Beach: 20.7 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 15.9 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 16.6 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 18.5 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 18.9 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 8.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pothole Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountain | NE 45° | 3,674 m | 6.5 mi |
| False White Mountain | NE 55° | 3,655 m | 6.7 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | SSE 152° | 3,477 m | 6.9 mi |
| Choo-Choo Mountain | SSE 163° | 3,452 m | 5.7 mi |
| Rafferty Peak | SSE 155° | 3,382 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cockscomb | S 171° | 3,369 m | 3.2 mi |
| Johnson Peak | SE 142° | 3,369 m | 4.0 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | S 189° | 3,328 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:01 | 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, 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358795264
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 13 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 14 mi
- Mono Lake · 23 mi
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