V-Tree Dome
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
- 5.1 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 8 mi
- Lembert Dome · 8 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 12 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grand Mountain: 2.0 mi
- SAR Dome: 2.1 mi
- Hooper Peak: 2.1 mi
- Wildcat Point: 2.5 mi
- Scar Dome: 2.7 mi
- Upper Cathedral Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
- Lower Cathedral Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
- Waterwheel Falls: 1.6 mi
- LeConte Falls: 2.0 mi
- California Falls: 2.8 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 7.5 mi
- World Heritage Site: 13.5 mi
- John Muir: 13.7 mi
- Women's Club Building: 13.9 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 14.0 mi
- Soda Springs: 7.5 mi
- Iron Spring: 13.2 mi
- Black Spring: 17.2 mi
- Moss Spring: 17.4 mi
- Jordan Spring: 17.5 mi
- Dore Cliff: 12.9 mi
- Castle Cliffs: 13.0 mi
- Diving Board: 13.1 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 13.2 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 14.2 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 13.5 mi
- Indian Village: 13.5 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 13.5 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 13.5 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 13.9 mi
- 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
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Summit Meadow: 19.7 mi
- Carlon Day Use Area: 21.8 mi
- Mono Lake Park: 19.8 mi
- Gus Hess Community Park: 20.2 mi
- Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area: 23.5 mi
- El Portal Park: 23.8 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 24.6 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 6.6 mi
- Danburg Beach: 20.2 mi
- June Lake Beach: 24.7 mi
- Bennettville: 12.5 mi
- Dunderberg Mill: 17.8 mi
- Dog Town: 23.1 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 6.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Peak #0 | SE 144° | 3,367 m | 8.0 mi |
| Echo Peak #3 | SE 145° | 3,343 m | 8.1 mi |
| Echo Peak #1 | SE 144° | 3,330 m | 8.0 mi |
| Echo Peak #5 | SE 144° | 3,330 m | 8.0 mi |
| Echo Peak #2.5 | SE 144° | 3,328 m | 8.1 mi |
| Ragged Peak | E 87° | 3,326.3 m | 7.4 mi |
| Echo Peak #2 | SE 144° | 3,318 m | 8.0 mi |
| Echo Peak #8 | SE 143° | 3,318 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 26 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/10934914348
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 14 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 14 mi
- Mono Lake · 27 mi
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