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Santa Cruz Dome

Santa Cruz Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Santa Cruz Dome rises to 2,923 m in California. Black Kaweah stands 4,140 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Tokopah Dome, a peak 0.2 miles away.

The story

peak in the Sierra Nevada of California

Wikidata Q124657655, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2923.0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.62525, -118.70282

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 28
Springs: 26
Waterfalls: 22
Historic sites: 16
  • Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin: 5.5 mi
  • Stephen Mather memorial plaque: 5.9 mi
  • Old Ranger Station: 7.9 mi
  • Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin: 8.1 mi
  • Alles Cabin: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 8.2 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 5
Museums: 2
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 20.9 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 22.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Santa Cruz Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black KaweahESE 118°4,140 m11.7 mi
Kaweah QueenESE 114°4,074 m11.8 mi
Centennial PeakE 89°4,026 m11.8 mi
Lawson PeakESE 113°3,999 m11.4 mi
Triple Divide PeakESE 103°3,839 m9.8 mi
Glacier RidgeE 94°3,767 m8.0 mi
Lion RockESE 108°3,767 m9.4 mi
Copper Mine PeakESE 103°3,762.76 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3719:3920:17
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0416:0316:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283034384654616055453527
Precip in8.77.96.43.22.00.70.60.10.72.33.66.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lodgepole, 2 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11540199283

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