West Quarter Dome
West Quarter Dome is a granodiorite dome, in the Tenaya Canyon area of Yosemite National Park. It is composed of Half Dome Granodiorite. There are two domes, West Quarter Dome and East Quarter Dome, and they are right next to each other.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Glenn Scofield Williams, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Half Dome and Snow Creek Falls.
Half Dome
Peak
Photo: y6y6y6, Public domain.
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.
Snow Creek Falls
Waterfall
Photo: ambitious wench, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Snow Creek Falls is a long series of cascades located in Yosemite National Park toward the eastern extent of Yosemite Valley. It descends a steep gorge on a sizeable stream that originates in May Lake to the north, dropping east of the trail that leaves the Valley above Mirror Lake en route to North Dome and other north-rim destinations.
Clouds Rest
Peak
Photo: Jimmy Harris, CC BY 2.0.
Clouds Rest is a mountain in Yosemite National Park, located east-northeast of Yosemite Village, California. Although there are many peaks in the park having far greater elevation, the proximity of Clouds Rest to the valley gives it a very high degree of visual prominence.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Happy Isles and Curry Village.
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.
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.
West Quarter Dome
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 8,169 feet
- Description: dome in Yosemite National Park
- Categories: granite dome and landform
- Location: Mariposa County, Sierra Nevada, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.7579° or 37° 45′ 29″ northLongitude
-119.5106° or 119° 30′ 38″ westElevation
8,169 feet (2,490 metres)Open location code
8592QF5Q+5POpenStreetMap ID
node 8843244779OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q65080090
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“West Quarter Dome” goes by many names.
- Hausa: “West Quarter Dome”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Medial Moraine and Yosemite Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include East Quarter Dome and The Pinnacles.
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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 “West Quarter Dome”. Photo: Glenn Scofield Williams, CC BY 2.0.