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.Photo: Supercarwaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: Granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California, US
- Also known as: “South Dome”
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Glacier Point is situated 4,200 feet northeast of Sentinel Dome.
Sentinel Rock
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Sentinel Fall
Waterfall
Sentinel Falls is a long series of cascades descending into Yosemite Valley, in the U.S. state of California, alongside Sentinel Rock. It is a tiered waterfall consisting of 6 major drops totaling 1,920 feet, the longest single drop being 500 feet.
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, United States. 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, tourism, and peak
- Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.72298° or 37° 43′ 23″ northLongitude
-119.58433° or 119° 35′ 4″ westElevation
8,120 feet (2,475 metres)Open location code
8592PCF8+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 358795662OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q4416374
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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”
- “Sentinel Dome”
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