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Puppy Dome

Puppy Dome, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.87530, -119.34562

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 41
Springs: 15
Historic sites: 14
  • 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
Cliffs: 14
Attractions: 8
  • 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
Museums: 7
Picnic sites: 7
Parks: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DanaENE 76°3,976 m7.0 mi
Mount ConnessNNE 12°3,825 m6.5 mi
Mammoth PeakESE 107°3,685 m4.7 mi
White MountainNNE 22°3,674 m5.3 mi
False White MountainNE 34°3,655 m5.1 mi
Amelia Earhart PeakSSE 153°3,648 m6.9 mi
Vogelsang PeakS 182°3,488 m6.8 mi
Fletcher PeakS 174°3,477 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3619:4420:24
September equinox06:4618:2118:56
December solstice07:1016:0116:42

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272529344049555349423326
Precip in6.24.04.22.01.70.60.50.50.51.73.14.5

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358795266

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