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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
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.
Hammer Dome, is a granite dome in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park. Hammer Dome is a bit north, of Cathedral Creek, which has its source , near Cathedral Peak . Hammer Dome is loosely northwest of Fairview Dome , is north of both Medlicott Dome and Pywiack Dome , all three of which are south of California State Route 120 ...
Tuolumne Peak is located in an alpine climate zone. [5] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains.As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.
East Cottage Dome, also, Erratic Dome, [2] is a granite dome in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park. East Cottage Dome is near Daff Dome , Drug Dome , and Medlicott Dome . [ 3 ]
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]
Tuolumne Meadows [9] East Cottage Dome, also, "Erratic Dome" 2,780 metres (9,120 ft) 61 metres (200 ft) Tuolumne County: Tuolumne Meadows [10] East Quarter Dome: 2,535 metres (8,317 ft) 36 metres (118 ft) Mariposa County: Yosemite Valley [11] Fairview Dome: 2,964 metres (9,724 ft) 184 metres (604 ft) Tuolumne County: Tuolumne Meadows [12] [13 ...
Johnson Peak is the highest mountain, in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park. [2] Johnson Peak is made of eroded granite. At 85 Ma, the Johnson Granite Porphyry is the youngest granite rock in the Yosemite National Park, though the entire peak formed beneath the Earth's crust. It broached the surface much later, via subduction. [3]