West Quarter Dome

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West Quarter Dome
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One of the Quarter Domes dusted in snow
Highest point
Elevation 8,160 ft (2,490 m) NAVD 88 [1]
Prominence 40 ft (12 m)
Coordinates 37°45′28″N119°30′39″W / 37.75778°N 119.51083°W / 37.75778; -119.51083 [1]
Geography
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West Quarter Dome
West Quarter Dome
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West Quarter Dome
West Quarter Dome (the United States)
Location Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S.
Parent range Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada

West Quarter Dome is a granodiorite dome, in the Tenaya Canyon area of Yosemite National Park. It is composed of Half Dome Granodiorite. [2]

Contents

There are two domes, West Quarter Dome and East Quarter Dome, and they are right next to each other. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Ansel Adams took a photo, Glacial Erratic on East Quarter Dome Showing Half Dome in Background, on East Quarter Dome. [7]

On the locale, and rock climbing

The Quarter Domes are a bit up Tenaya Canyon, are across from Half Dome and Clouds Rest, thus are above Yosemite Valley, quite near to Little Yosemite Valley. [8] [6]

The Quarter Domes offer rock climbing routes, though the approach is difficult. [9] [10] [11] One well-known route is The North Face, which Yvon Chouinard and Tom Frost first climbed in 1962. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "West Quarter Dome, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  2. ↑ Putnam, Roger; Sloan, Erik. "Yosemite Bigwalls, The Complete Guide" (PDF). yosemitebigwall.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Koch, Philip. "North America, United States, California, Yosemite, West Quarter Dome, North Face". publications.americanalpineclub.org. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "East Quarter Dome". peakery.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "West Quarter Dome". peakery.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Full text of Yosemite nature notes". archive.org. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Yosemite Nature Notes". yosemite.ca.us. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Yosemite Photo Gallery, Quarter Domes". itoda.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  9. ↑ Wright, Bill (1995). "Quarter Dome is Full Adventure". bigwall.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  10. ↑ Blitzo (December 16, 2006). "Quarter Domes Climbing". mountainproject.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  11. ↑ Johnsen, Justin (June 20, 2018). "Tenaya Canyon Climbing". mountainproject.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  12. ↑ Twsincich (May 8, 2017). "North Face (Pegasus 5.12)". mountainproject.com/. Retrieved 4 March 2019.


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