West Quarter Dome
West Quarter Dome rises to 2,490 m in California. Gray Peak stands 3,526 m to the southeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is East Quarter Dome, a peak 0.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 3.7 miles off. 179 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,490 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- View on Tenaya Lake · 4 mi
- Lembert Dome · 12 mi
- Disappearing Meadows · 15 mi
- Viewpoint for Giant Sequoias · 16 mi
179 named places within 25 miles
- East Quarter Dome: 0.3 mi
- The Pinnacles: 0.9 mi
- Watkins Pinnacles: 1.0 mi
- Subdome: 1.3 mi
- Clouds Rest: 1.4 mi
- Three Chute Falls: 1.1 mi
- Snow Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
- Cascade Fall: 2.2 mi
- Bunnell Cascade: 2.3 mi
- Pywiack Cascade: 2.4 mi
- Indian Arch: 2.7 mi
- Valley View Yosemite (Sunset Spot): 9.1 mi
- Tunnel Tree: 16.1 mi
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose Number 15: 16.1 mi
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Number 6: 16.1 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 3.3 mi
- Yosemite Conservation Heritage Center: 4.0 mi
- Ansel Adams residence: 4.2 mi
- Yosemite Exploration Center: 4.2 mi
- Yosemite Museum & Library: 4.3 mi
- Diving Board: 2.0 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 2.7 mi
- Cascade Cliffs: 2.8 mi
- Panorama Cliff: 3.7 mi
- Glacier Point: 3.9 mi
- Women's Club Building: 3.5 mi
- Foster Curry Cabin: 3.6 mi
- World Heritage Site: 4.2 mi
- Soda Springs Cabin: 11.5 mi
- Ghost Cabin: 17.0 mi
- Swinging Bridge Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- El Capitan Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
- Cathedral Beach Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Summit Meadow: 9.7 mi
- Red Bud Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Iron Spring: 2.6 mi
- Black Spring: 8.6 mi
- Moss Spring: 8.7 mi
- Fern Spring: 8.9 mi
- Soda Springs: 11.5 mi
- Yosemite National Park: 5.9 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 23.1 mi
- El Portal Park: 16.1 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 23.5 mi
- Benson Lake Beach: 18.1 mi
- June Lake Beach: 24.3 mi
- Bennettville: 18.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Quarter Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Peak | SE 139° | 3,526 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Clark | SE 133° | 3,512 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Hoffmann | N 0° | 3,308 m | 6.1 mi |
| The Bowmaiden | N 7° | 3,241 m | 7.4 mi |
| Tresidder Peak | NE 44° | 3,231 m | 7.0 mi |
| Obelisk Lake Peak | SE 126° | 3,206 m | 6.6 mi |
| Quartzite Peak | ESE 122° | 3,182 m | 5.5 mi |
| Columbia Finger | NE 48° | 3,158 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 37 |
| Precip in | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Park HQ, 4 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/8843244779
Day trips start here
- Yosemite National Park · 3 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 4 mi
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