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  2. Half Dome - Wikipedia

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    Half Dome is a quartz monzonite batholith at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is a well-known rock formation in the park, named for its distinct shape. One side is a sheer face while the other three sides are smooth and round, making it appear like a dome cut in half.

  3. Yosemite’s Half Dome cables are dangerous. Here’s why they ...

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    Ninety-five percent of Yosemite National Park (including the trails leading to Half Dome) is a federally designated wilderness area. Meaning it is managed by the park service in accordance with ...

  4. After a young woman falls to her death in Yosemite, Half Dome ...

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    The park limits the number of people who can climb Half Dome to 300 per day, a cap aimed, in part, at reducing gridlock on the cables. If you go without a permit, and get caught, there’s a $280 ...

  5. Hiker falls to death during storm on Yosemite's iconic Half Dome

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    Half Dome rises to 8,800 feet (2,682 meters) above sea level. The hike is a 16-mile (26- kilometer) round trip with an elevation gain of 4,800 feet (1,463 meters).

  6. Yosemite Valley - Wikipedia

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    The youngest Yosemite Valley pluton is the 87-million-year-old Half Dome granodiorite, which makes up most of the rock at Glacier Point, the Royal Arches, and its namesake, Half Dome. Half Dome from Washburn Point. For the last 30 million years, glaciers have periodically filled much of the valley.

  7. Granite Domes of Yosemite National Park - Wikipedia

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    Half Dome: 2,694 metres (8,839 ft) 415 metres (1,362 ft) Mariposa County: Yosemite Valley/Little Yosemite Valley [14] [15] Hammer Dome: 2,665 metres (8,743 ft) 56 metres (184 ft) Tuolumne County: Tuolumne Meadows [16] Harlequin Dome: 2,710 metres (8,890 ft) Mariposa County: Lake Tenaya [17] Hetch Hetchy Dome: 1,889 metres (6,198 ft) 72 metres ...

  8. 20-year-old college student dies after falling from Yosemite ...

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    Grace Rohloff, 20, was hiking with her father on July 13 and had successfully reached the summit of Yosemite's Half Dome, one of the park's most famous and challenging hikes.

  9. List of Yosemite destinations - Wikipedia

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    A list of Yosemite destinations includes ... Popular hiking trails include: [1] Near the valley. Hiking up the Half Dome cables. Yosemite Falls; ... Half Dome; El ...