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Sugarbowl Dome

Sugarbowl Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarbowl Dome rises to 2,334 m in California. Mount Kaweah stands 4,205 m to the east, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Buck Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49079167, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2334 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.55279, -118.64830

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 28
  • Tharp's Log: 5.3 mi
  • Cleveland Tree: 5.5 mi
  • Chimney Tree: 5.5 mi
  • Chief Sequoyah: 5.8 mi
  • The Three Amigos: 5.8 mi
Springs: 24
Waterfalls: 20
Historic sites: 15
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pinewood Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Hospital Rock Picnic Site: 7.2 mi
  • Halstead Meadow Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Stony Creek Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Grizzly Falls Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Parks: 6
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Natural Arch: 20.2 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Homer Ranch Preserve: 21.7 mi
  • Dry Creek Preserve: 22.7 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Sugarbowl Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount KaweahE 101°4,205 m9.6 mi
Red KaweahE 96°4,185 m8.0 mi
Michael's PinnacleE 97°4,170.4 m8.0 mi
Second KaweahE 99°4,165.5 m8.7 mi
Koontz PinnacleE 93°4,145 m7.8 mi
Black KaweahE 94°4,140 m7.4 mi
SquaretopE 98°4,121.8 m8.4 mi
Pyramidal PinnacleE 93°4,116 m7.8 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 5080 °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, 6 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Sequoia National Park.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659894 — Sugarbowl Dome, Tulare County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358807463

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