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. 169 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49064526, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,682.1 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
169 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 25 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 |
| Parsons Peak | SSE 163° | 3,699 m | 7.1 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 |
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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