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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
2,334 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: 23
Waterfalls: 20
Historic sites: 14
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 KaweahE4,205 m9.6 mi
Red KaweahE4,185 m8.0 mi
Michael's PinnacleE4,170 m8.0 mi
Second KaweahE4,166 m8.7 mi
Koontz PinnacleE4,145 m7.8 mi
Black KaweahE4,140 m7.4 mi
SquaretopE4,122 m8.4 mi
Pyramidal PinnacleE4,116 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 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, 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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