Half Dome

Half Dome is a quartz monzonite batholith at the eastern end of in , California. It is a well-known rock formation in the park, named for its distinct shape.
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  • Peak rising to 8,839 feet (2,694 metres)
  • Description: granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California
  • Also known as
    “Frances Peak”
    “North Dome”
    “Rock of Ages”
    “South Dome”
    “Tesaiyak”
    “The Sentinel”
    “Tisayac”
    “Tissaack”
    “To-co-yah”
    “To-ko-ye”

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Lake
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Peak
is a summit in , United States.
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Peak
is a granite dome…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Happy Isles and Curry Village.
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Locality
is a group of small isles in the…
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Village
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Village
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Half Dome

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Latitude
37.746° or 37° 44′ 46″ north
Longitude
-119.53325° or 119° 31′ 60″ west
Open location code
8592PFW8+CM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4338669222
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = peak
Open­Street­Map feature
sport = climbing
Geo­Names ID
5354941
Wiki­data ID
Q925252

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Half Dome” goes by many names.
Half DomeAfrikaans
نصف القبةArabic
هاف دومArabic
Half DomeBasque
Халф ДоумBulgarian
Half DomeCatalan
Half DomeCebuano
Half Dome (bukid sa Estados Unidos, California)Cebuano
半圆丘Chinese
半圓丘Chinese
半圓頂Chinese
哈弗穹顶峰Chinese
Half DomeCzech
Half DomeDutch
جبل نصف القبهEgyptian Arabic
Half DomeFinnish
Half DomeFrench
Half DomeGerman
חצי כיפהHebrew
Half DomeIndonesian
Half DomeItalian
ハーフドームJapanese
하프 돔Korean
Half DomeLadin
Half DomeNorwegian
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هف دومPersian
Half DomePolish
Half DomePortuguese
Half DomeRomanian
Хаф-ДоумRussian
Халф ДоумSerbian
Half DomeSlovak
Half DomeSpanish
Half DomeSwahili
Half DomeSwedish
Half DomeTurkish
Гаф-ДоумUkrainian
Хаф-ДоумUkrainian
Half DomeVenetian
Katunga nga DomoWaray (Philippines)
ادا گمبدWestern Panjabi

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