Pothole Dome is a granite dome on the west side of Tuolumne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park located at Tioga Road mile marker 18.[1] Near Pothole Dome is Marmot Dome.[3] The summit of the dome is easily accessible by foot from a parking area on the Tioga Road at mile marker 18. The view from the summit includes most of Tuolumne Meadows and in the distance, Cathedral Peak.[4] The dome gives evidence of many of the geologic processes at work in Yosemite during and after the last ice age. In particular, the stranded, rounded boulders from a glacier that has long since retreated, and the water-eroded "potholes" provide evidence of two ways that water can interact with granite.[5]
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View from top of Pothole Dome -
One of the potholes
| Pothole Dome | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8765+ ft (2671+ m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Coordinates | 37°52′48″N 119°23′36″W / 37.8799245°N 119.3932138°W[2] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Tuolumne County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hide, class 1 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Pothole Dome, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ^ "Pothole Dome". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ^ Lautzenheiser, Dan. "Marmot Dome Rock Climbing". Marmot Dome Rock Climbing. mountainproject.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Pothole Dome". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- ^ "Pothole Dome - Glacial Features". Groundspeak, Inc. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
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