Half Dome
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.
Photo: y6y6y6, Public domain.- Type: Peak with an elevation of 8,839 feet
- 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”, and “To-ko-ye”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Mirror Lake and Mount Broderick.
Mirror Lake
Lake
Mount Broderick
Peak
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Happy Isles and Curry Village.
Yosemite Village
Village
Half Dome
- Categories: mountain, climbing area, granite dome, climbing site, sports location, and landform
- Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.746° or 37° 44′ 46″ north
Longitude
-119.53325° or 119° 31′ 60″ west
Elevation
8,839 feet (2,694 metres)
Open location code
8592PFW8+CM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
OpenStreetMap feature
sport=climbing
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Western Panjabi—“Half Dome” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Half Dome”
- Arabic: “نصف القبة”
- Arabic: “هاف دوم”
- Basque: “Half Dome”
- Bulgarian: “Халф Доум”
- Catalan: “Half Dome”
- Cebuano: “Half Dome (bukid sa Estados Unidos, California)”
- Cebuano: “Half Dome”
- Chinese: “半圆丘”
- Chinese: “半圓丘”
- Chinese: “半圓頂”
- Chinese: “哈弗穹顶峰”
- Czech: “Half Dome”
- Dutch: “Half Dome”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل نصف القبه”
- Finnish: “Half Dome”
- French: “Half Dome”
- German: “Half Dome”
- Hebrew: “חצי כיפה”
- Indonesian: “Half Dome”
- Italian: “Half Dome”
- Japanese: “ハーフドーム”
- Korean: “하프 돔”
- Ladin: “Half Dome”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Half Dome”
- Norwegian: “Half Dome”
- Persian: “هف دوم”
- Polish: “Half Dome”
- Portuguese: “Half Dome”
- Romanian: “Half Dome”
- Russian: “Хаф-Доум”
- Serbian: “Халф Доум”
- Slovak: “Half Dome”
- Spanish: “Half Dome”
- Swahili: “Half Dome”
- Swedish: “Half Dome”
- Turkish: “Half Dome”
- Ukrainian: “Гаф-Доум”
- Ukrainian: “Хаф-Доум”
- Venetian: “Half Dome”
- Waray (Philippines): “Katunga nga Domo”
- Western Panjabi: “ادا گمبد”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Medial Moraine and Yosemite Valley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Subdome and Ahwiyah Point.
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Worth a closer look: Mariposa and El Portal.
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