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Tuolumne Meadows (/ t u ˈ ɒ l əm i /) is a gentle, dome-studded, sub-alpine meadow area along the Tuolumne River in the eastern section of Yosemite National Park in the United States. Its approximate location is 37°52.5′N 119°21′W / 37.8750°N 119.350°W / 37.8750; -119
Highest point; Elevation: 10,823 ft (3,299 m) NAVD 88 [1] Prominence: 103 ft (31 m) [1] Coordinates: 1]: Geography; Location: Yosemite National Park, California, United States: Parent range: Cathedral Range, Sierra Nevada: Geology; Rock age: Cretaceous: Mountain type: Granite: Climbing; First ascent: Francis P. Farquhar and James Rennie in 1911: Easiest route: Rock climb class 4: Unicorn Peak ...
Stately Pleasure Dome - Hermaphrodite Flake. In Tuolumne, rock climbing is popular, [40] [41] [42] and there are many granite domes, there and elsewhere in Yosemite. [43]In contrast to the big walls of Yosemite Valley, climbing at Tuolumne generally consists of short- to medium-length routes on eleven major domes and several minor ones; see Granite Domes of Yosemite National Park.
The camp is located 7.2 miles (11.6 km) south of Tuolumne Meadows Lodge, and 7.6 miles (12.2 km) northeast of the Merced Lake High Sierra Camp by the Fletcher Creek Trail. An alternate route, which crosses Vogelsang Pass at 10,480 feet (3,190 m) [13] and then takes the Lewis Creek Trail to Merced Lake, is 8.4 miles (13.5 km).
Tuolumne Peak is a mountain, in Yosemite National Park, in the area of Tuolumne Meadows. It is a fractured granite, twin summited peak, and is close to geographic center of the park. Tuolumne Peak is located approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of Mount Hoffmann via a granite ridge-line. It is climbed less often than Hoffman, probably due ...
Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne Meadows, Mariposa County, California, U.S. ... A third YouTube, a view from the highest of the Echo Peaks; A fourth YouTube, Echo ...
By standards in Tuolumne, Puppy Dome is of the smallest domes in Yosemite National Park, next to much larger Lembert Dome. Most are so awe-struck by the area's huge formations that they walk by without realizing it is only 200 feet (61 m) away. [3] Near the base of Puppy Dome is Puppy Dome Falls, on the Dana Fork of the Tuolumne River. [4]
Elizabeth Lake is a lake, in the area of Tuolumne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park, California. It was named for a geologist's niece, one Elizabeth Crow Simmons. [1] The lake is at the base of Unicorn Peak, and is also near Johnson Peak. [2] [3] The lake is in Tuolumne County, California. [4]