Pywiack Dome
Pywiack Dome rises to 2,695 m in California. Choo-Choo Mountain stands 3,452 m to the southeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Polly Dome, a peak 0.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road runs past it.
The story
granite dome in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park
Wikidata Q21902073, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2695.4 m
How to reach it
- On the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 3 mi
- Lembert Dome · 6 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 9 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Polly Dome: 0.7 mi
- Dozier Dome: 0.7 mi
- Harlequin Dome: 0.8 mi
- Stately Pleasure Dome: 1.0 mi
- Medlicott Dome: 1.2 mi
- Tenaya Creek Waterslide: 3.2 mi
- Tuolumne Falls: 4.3 mi
- White Cascade: 4.5 mi
- Pywiack Cascade: 4.8 mi
- California Falls: 4.8 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 4.7 mi
- Women's Club Building: 10.3 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 10.4 mi
- World Heritage Site: 10.4 mi
- John Muir: 10.7 mi
- Indian Arch: 7.8 mi
- Valley View Parking: 15.3 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 15.3 mi
- Upside-Down House: 19.2 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 20.5 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 10.3 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 10.4 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 10.4 mi
- Indian Village: 10.4 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 10.4 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 8.9 mi
- Diving Board: 9.0 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 10.1 mi
- Glacier Point: 10.7 mi
- Soda Springs: 4.7 mi
- Iron Spring: 9.3 mi
- Black Spring: 14.8 mi
- Moss Spring: 14.9 mi
- Fern Spring: 15.2 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Summit Meadow: 16.6 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 19.2 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 20.1 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 20.3 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 22.1 mi
- El Portal Park: 22.2 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 12.8 mi
- Danburg Beach: 20.4 mi
- June Lake Beach: 20.8 mi
- Navy Beach: 23.9 mi
- Bennettville: 11.7 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 20.6 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 5.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Pywiack Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choo-Choo Mountain | SE 126° | 3,451.97 m | 5.3 mi |
| Rafferty Peak | ESE 115° | 3,382 m | 5.2 mi |
| Cockscomb | ESE 104° | 3,369 m | 3.2 mi |
| Johnson Peak | E 98° | 3,369 m | 5.2 mi |
| Echo Peak #0 | ESE 112° | 3,367 m | 2.4 mi |
| Echo Peak #3 | ESE 114° | 3,343 m | 2.3 mi |
| Echo Peak #1 | ESE 112° | 3,330 m | 2.3 mi |
| Echo Peak #5 | ESE 112° | 3,330 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:02 | 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, 6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659441 — Pywiack Dome, Mariposa County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358807131
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 10 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 11 mi
- Mono Lake · 26 mi
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