Sentinel Dome
Sentinel Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, United States. It lies on the south wall of Yosemite Valley, 0.8 miles southwest of Glacier Point and 1.4 miles northeast of Profile Cliff.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 8,133 feet
- Description: Granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California, US
- Also known as: “Sak-ka-du-ch” and “South Dome”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glacier Point and Sentinel Rock.
Glacier Point
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Starlingjon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glacier Point is a viewpoint above Yosemite Valley in the U.S. state of California. It is located on the south wall of Yosemite Valley at an elevation of 7,214 feet, 3,200 feet above Curry Village.
Sentinel Rock
Peak
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Sentinel Rock is a granitic peak in Yosemite National Park, California, United States. It towers over Yosemite Valley, opposite Yosemite Falls. Sentinel Rock lies 0.7 miles northwest of Sentinel Dome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Curry Village and Happy Isles.
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.
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.
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. Yosemite Village is situated 1½ miles north of Sentinel Dome.
Sentinel Dome
- Categories: granite dome and landform
- Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Sentinel Dome” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sentinel Dome (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Mariposa County)”
- Cebuano: “Sentinel Dome”
- Chinese: “森提訥耳圓丘”
- Chinese: “森提讷耳圆丘”
- Dutch: “Sentinel Dome”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل سينتينيل دوم”
- French: “Sentinel Dome”
- Hausa: “Sentinel Dome”
- Ladin: “Sentinel Dome”
- Lithuanian: “Sentinelio kupolas”
- Portuguese: “Sentinel Dome”
- Russian: “Сентинел Доум”
- Russian: “Сентинел-Доум”
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Highlights include Roosevelt Point and Washburn Point.
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