Lembert Dome
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| Lembert Dome | |
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 Lembert Dome from Tuolumne Meadows |
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| Elevation | 9,450 ft (2,880 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 290 ft (88 m) [1] |
| Location | |
| Location | Tuolumne County, California, USA |
| Range | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates | 37°52′55″N 119°20′49″W / 37.8818697°N 119.3468226°WCoordinates: 37°52′55″N 119°20′49″W / 37.8818697°N 119.3468226°W[2] |
| Topo map | USGS Tioga Pass |
| Geology | |
| Type | Granite dome |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Lembert Dome is a granite dome rock formation in Yosemite National Park in the U.S. state of California The dome soars 800 feet (240 m) above Tuolumne Meadows and the Tuolumne River and can be hiked starting at the Tioga Road in the heart of Tuolumne Meadows, 8 miles (13 km) west of the Tioga Pass Entrance to Yosemite National Park.
Lembert Dome was named for John Baptist Lembert who took up a homesteader in a section of Tuolumne Meadows in 1865.[2][3]
Rock climbers can scale the face from the parking lot just off the Tioga Road, but hikers can simply walk up the back side or take the challenging steeper trek up the face starting from just east of the parking lot.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Lembert Dome, California". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2604. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ a b "Lembert Dome". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:254907. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- ^ Farquhar, Francis P.. "Place Names of the High Sierra". http://www.yosemite.ca.us/history/place_names_of_the_high_sierra/l.html. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
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