Puppy Dome
Puppy Dome rises to 2,682 m in California. Mount Dana stands 3,976 m to the east-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lembert Dome, a peak 0.5 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road runs past it.
The story
mountain in California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49064526, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2682.1 m
How to reach it
- On the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lembert Dome · 1 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 4 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 6 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lembert Dome: 0.5 mi
- Dog Dome: 0.6 mi
- Pothole Dome: 2.7 mi
- Johnson Peak: 2.8 mi
- Marmot Dome: 2.8 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 4.5 mi
- White Cascade: 4.6 mi
- California Falls: 5.9 mi
- LeConte Falls: 6.7 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 7.1 mi
- Soda Springs: 1.2 mi
- Jordan Spring: 14.5 mi
- Iron Spring: 14.6 mi
- Mono Vista Spring: 15.0 mi
- Hartley Springs: 18.2 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 1.2 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 6.6 mi
- California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark: 7.8 mi
- Lee Vining: 13.6 mi
- Memorial to the Unknown Prospector: 14.0 mi
- Dore Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 11.7 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Diving Board: 14.1 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- Indian Arch: 13.2 mi
- Upside-Down House: 13.6 mi
- Perched Boulder: 16.2 mi
- South Tufa Area: 17.9 mi
- Navy Beach: 18.3 mi
- Mono Basin Historical Society: 13.6 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 15.4 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 15.8 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 15.8 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 15.8 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 13.6 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 14.7 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 15.9 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 16.4 mi
- Clark Canyon: 24.3 mi
- Bennettville: 6.3 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 16.6 mi
- Mono Mills: 21.1 mi
- Dog Town: 21.9 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 13.9 mi
- Danburg Beach: 15.0 mi
- June Lake Beach: 16.1 mi
- Navy Beach: 18.2 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 11.0 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- free natural hot pool: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Puppy Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dana | ENE 76° | 3,976 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Conness | NNE 12° | 3,825 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mammoth Peak | ESE 107° | 3,685 m | 4.7 mi |
| White Mountain | NNE 22° | 3,674 m | 5.3 mi |
| False White Mountain | NE 34° | 3,655 m | 5.1 mi |
| Amelia Earhart Peak | SSE 153° | 3,648 m | 6.9 mi |
| Vogelsang Peak | S 182° | 3,488 m | 6.8 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | S 174° | 3,477 m | 5.8 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 | 19:44 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
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, under a mile 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/358795266
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 15 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 16 mi
- Mono Lake · 21 mi
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