Pothole Dome

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Pothole Dome
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Highest point
Elevation 8765+ ft (2671+ m) NAVD 88 [1]
Coordinates 37°52′48″N119°23′36″W / 37.8799245°N 119.3932138°W / 37.8799245; -119.3932138 [2]
Geography
Pothole Dome
Location Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent range Sierra Nevada
Topo map USGS
Climbing
Easiest route Hide, class 1

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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A panorama view from Pothole Dome

References

  1. 1 2 "Pothole Dome, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  2. ↑ "Pothole Dome". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  3. ↑ Lautzenheiser, Dan. "Marmot Dome Rock Climbing". Marmot Dome Rock Climbing. mountainproject.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Pothole Dome". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  5. ↑ "Pothole Dome - Glacial Features". Groundspeak, Inc. Retrieved 2014-01-19.


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