North Dome
North Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California. It is the southernmost summit of Indian Ridge, 0.6 miles north of Washington Column and the Royal Arches on the northeastern wall of Yosemite Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 7,533 feet
- Description: dome in Yosemite National Park
- Also known as: “To-ko-ya”, “Tokoya”, and “Tokoyee”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Basket Dome and Mirror Lake.
Basket Dome
Peak
Photo: joeshlabotnik, CC BY 2.0.
Basket Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, 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.
Mirror Lake
Lake
Photo: Alexander-93, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mirror Lake is a small, seasonal lake located on Tenaya Creek in Yosemite National Park. Situated in Tenaya Canyon directly between North Dome and Half Dome, 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.
Royal Arch Cascade
Waterfall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Royal Arch Cascade is a waterfall located on the north wall of Yosemite Valley and the Yosemite National Park, United States, within walking distance from the Ahwahnee Hotel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Curry Village and Yosemite Village.
Curry Village
Village
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Camp Curry, now known as Curry Village, was established in 1899 at the base of Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. Developed as an alternative to the first-class Sentinel Hotel, it offered a more affordable, rustic lodging experience.
Yosemite Village
Village
Photo: Almonroth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yosemite Valley is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. It consists of the developed area of Yosemite Village and the other areas of the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park.
Happy Isles
Locality
Photo: Glenn Scofield Williams, CC BY 2.0.
Happy Isles is a group of small isles in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. They are located at the easternmost end of the Yosemite Valley floor.
North Dome
- Categories: mountain, granite dome, and landform
- Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.75687° or 37° 45′ 25″ northLongitude
-119.55989° or 119° 33′ 36″ westElevation
7,533 feet (2,296 metres)Open location code
8592QC4R+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 358796185OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“North Dome” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “North Dome (bukid sa Estados Unidos, California, Mariposa County)”
- Cebuano: “North Dome”
- Chinese: “北圆丘”
- Chinese: “北圓丘”
- Chinese: “北穹顶峰”
- Dutch: “North Dome”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل نورث دوم”
- French: “North Dome”
- Japanese: “ノースドーム”
- Ladin: “North Dome”
- Portuguese: “North Dome”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Medial Moraine and Yosemite Valley.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Washington Column and Royal Arches.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “North Dome”. Photo: Little Mountain 5, CC BY-SA 3.0.