Power Dome
Power Dome rises to 2,548 m in California. Mount Goddard stands 4,126 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area, a park 0.3 miles away.
The story
Granite dome in the Sierra Nevada of California.
Wikidata Q119360473, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,548 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Punk Rock: 0.6 mi
- Penstemon Dome: 1.1 mi
- Dusy Dome: 1.2 mi
- Voyager Dome: 1.2 mi
- Lost Peak: 1.8 mi
- Cold Springs: 7.7 mi
- Wiesman Spring: 12.6 mi
- Lousy Spring: 13.0 mi
- Sycamore Springs: 15.1 mi
- Little Eden: 17.5 mi
- Rancheria Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
- Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
- Garlic Falls: 14.7 mi
- Silver Spray Falls: 14.7 mi
- Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 1.6 mi
- Short Hair Creek Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Helms Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Mc Kinley Botanical Area: 8.7 mi
- Dinkey Fisherman Picnic Site: 10.5 mi
- John Muir Rock: 12.5 mi
- Whitewater Voyages Headquarters: 17.0 mi
- Zephyr Headquarters: 17.0 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 17.8 mi
- Rock Monster: 19.2 mi
- Courtright Intrusive Contact Zone Geological Area: 0.3 mi
- Teakettle Experiment Area: 8.6 mi
- John S. Eastwood Park: 16.6 mi
- Fishing Club: 17.5 mi
- Huntington Lake Game Refuge: 18.2 mi
- Patterson Bluffs: 12.4 mi
- Grand Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Slide Bluffs: 18.6 mi
- Windy Cliffs: 19.9 mi
- Great Cliffs: 20.5 mi
- Qualls Camp: 8.8 mi
- Blue Canyon Cabin: 13.5 mi
- 786 Squadron Memorial: 16.6 mi
- China Camp: 21.4 mi
- Shorty's Granite Pass Cabin: 23.4 mi
- Jumping Rock: 19.9 mi
- Sandy Cove Beach: 20.0 mi
- Museum of the Sierra: 19.6 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Power Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Goddard | E 81° | 4,126 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount McGee | ENE 70° | 3,938 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Reinstein | E 88° | 3,842 m | 12.4 mi |
| Emerald Peak | ENE 60° | 3,824 m | 12.7 mi |
| Peter Peak | ENE 67° | 3,800 m | 13.0 mi |
| Finger Peak | ESE 103° | 3,780 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Henry | NE 45° | 3,713 m | 10.7 mi |
| Red Mountain | ENE 59° | 3,645 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:03 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Balch PWR House, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10969435402
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