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Stately Pleasure Dome

Stately Pleasure Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Stately Pleasure Dome rises to 2,757 m in California. Choo-Choo Mountain stands 3,452 m to the east-southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Harlequin Dome, a peak 0.2 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road runs past it.

What the record says

Elevation
2756.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.83859, -119.45761

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 48
Attractions: 13
  • Indian Arch: 6.8 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 14.3 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 14.3 mi
  • Tunnel Tree: 19.6 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 12
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 9
Picnic sites: 9
Parks: 5
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Stately Pleasure Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Choo-Choo MountainESE 116°3,451.97 m5.7 mi
Rafferty PeakESE 106°3,382 m5.8 mi
CockscombE 93°3,369 m4.0 mi
Johnson PeakE 92°3,369 m5.9 mi
Echo Peak #0E 96°3,367 m3.0 mi
Echo Peak #3E 98°3,343 m3.0 mi
Echo Peak #1E 96°3,330 m3.0 mi
Echo Peak #5E 96°3,330 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3519:10
June solstice05:3719:4520:24
September equinox06:4618:2218:56
December solstice07:1116:0216:43

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, 7 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3736959974

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