South Whizz Dome

South Whizz Dome is a granite dome in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park. South Whizz Dome is a bit south of Cathedral Creek, which has its source near Cathedral Peak.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pywiack Dome and Medlicott Dome.

Pywiack Dome

Peak

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pywiack Dome is a prominent 600 foot granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located 0.7 miles north-east of Tenaya Lake, 4 miles west of Tuolumne Meadows and 200 feet from the Tioga Road.

Medlicott Dome is a prominent granite dome in Yosemite high country. It is located on the southeast side of Tioga Road, between Mariolumne Dome and Dozier Dome, near Pywiack Dome, the Cathedral lakes, Drug Dome, East Cottage Dome, West Cottage Dome, North and South Whizz Domes, and Fairview Dome.

Polly Dome

Peak

Photo: Jarekt, CC BY 4.0.

Polly Dome is a prominent granite dome rising 1,640 feet above the northwest side of Tenaya Lake and Tioga Road in the Yosemite high country. The dome, more than 3 kilometers long, is a substantially intact mass of granitic rock that has withstood heavy glaciation and exfoliation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yosemite National Park.

Yosemite National Park

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Yosemite National Park is a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Sierra Nevada mountains in east-central California. Approximately four million visitors each year come to Yosemite to marvel at its spectacular granite cliffs, towering waterfalls, remote wilderness, massive sequoia trees, and high mountain meadows.

South Whizz Dome

Type: Peak with an elevation of 8,901 feet
Description: dome in Yosemite National Park
Categories: granite dome and landform
Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.87° or 37° 52′ 12″ north

Longitude

-119.4401° or 119° 26′ 24″ west

Elevation

8,901 feet (2,713 metres)

Open location code

8592VHC5+2X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8740740960

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

Wikidata ID

Q65079488

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Satellite Map

Discover South Whizz Dome from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tuolumne Meadows and Moraine Flat.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include North Whizz Dome and Lamb Dome.

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