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V-Tree Dome

V-Tree Dome, seen from above at true elevation

V-Tree Dome rises to 2,559 m in California. Echo Peak #0 stands 3,367 m to the southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Cathedral Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 5.1 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2559 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.92771, -119.48898

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 44
Historic sites: 13
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 11
Museums: 10
Attractions: 9
  • Indian Arch: 11.0 mi
  • Valley View Parking: 17.6 mi
  • Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 17.6 mi
  • Upside-Down House: 20.2 mi
  • Tunnel Tree: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Parks: 5
Beaches: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of V-Tree Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Echo Peak #0SE 144°3,367 m8.0 mi
Echo Peak #3SE 145°3,343 m8.1 mi
Echo Peak #1SE 144°3,330 m8.0 mi
Echo Peak #5SE 144°3,330 m8.0 mi
Echo Peak #2.5SE 144°3,328 m8.1 mi
Ragged PeakE 87°3,326.3 m7.4 mi
Echo Peak #2SE 144°3,318 m8.0 mi
Echo Peak #8SE 143°3,318 m8.1 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 5080 °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, 9 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/10934914348

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