Basket Dome

Basket Dome is a granite dome in , United States. Basket Dome was named from a Native American legend involving a woman carrying a basket, who was turned by anger into stone, forming the dome.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 7,595 feet
  • Description: mountain in United States of America
  • Also known as: “Mount Washburn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include North Dome and Snow Creek Falls.

Peak
Photo: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a granite dome in , . It is the southernmost summit of Indian Ridge, 0.6 miles north of and the Royal Arches on the northeastern wall of .

Waterfall
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is a long series of cascades located in toward the eastern extent of . It descends a steep gorge on a sizeable stream that originates in May Lake to the north, dropping east of the trail that leaves the Valley above en route to and other north-rim destinations.

Lake
Photo: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small, seasonal lake located on Tenaya Creek in . Situated in directly between and , it is the last remnant of a large glacial lake that once filled most of Yosemite Valley at the end of the last Ice Age, and is close to disappearing due to sediment accumulation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Curry Village and Yosemite Village.

Village
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a campground in in within the . A rockfall in 2008 damaged a number of structures, and about one third of visitor units were closed because of risk.

Village
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yosemite Valley is a census-designated place in , United States. It consists of , the main developed area, together with adjacent areas of the within .

Locality
Photo: Glenn Scofield Williams, CC BY 2.0.
is a group of small isles in the in , California, United States. They are located at the easternmost end of the floor.

Basket Dome

Latitude
37.76354° or 37° 45′ 49″ north
Longitude
-119.55072° or 119° 33′ 3″ west
Elevation
7,595 feet (2,315 metres)
Open location code
8592QC7X+CP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358795984
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
5326407
Wiki­data ID
Q19600358
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Satellite Map

Discover Basket Dome from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ladin—“Basket Dome” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Basket Dome”
  • Dutch: “Basket Dome”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل باسكيت دوم”
  • French: “Basket Dome”
  • Hausa: “Kwando Dome”
  • Ladin: “Basket Dome”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Medial Moraine and Yosemite Valley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Snow Creek Trailhead and Indian Arch.

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