Pothole Dome, Yosemite National Park

Name: Pothole Dome
Address: Yosemite National Park, United States

#29 among attractions in Yosemite National Park

Natural attraction, Nature, Hill

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Pothole Dome is a granite dome on the west side of Tuolumne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park located at Tioga Road mile marker 18. Near Pothole Dome is Marmot Dome. 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. 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. ()

Coordinates: 37°52'48"N, 119°23'35"W

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Pothole Dome – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Daff Dome, Echo Peaks, Lembert Dome, Puppy Dome.

1.1 miW
Climbing
Daff Dome, Yosemite National Park
28 min walk • Daff Dome or DAFF Dome is a prominent 800 feet granite dome in Yosemite National Park, 3 miles west of Tuolumne Meadows and 1,700 feet from the Tioga Road.
3.3 miS
Mountain
Echo Peaks, Yosemite National Park
84 min walk • Echo Peaks consists of nine peaks, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park, California. They are near Echo Ridge.
2.5 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Hill
Lembert Dome, Yosemite National Park
64 min walk • Lembert Dome is a granite dome rock formation in Yosemite National Park in the US state of California. The dome soars 800 feet above Tuolumne Meadows and the Tuolumne River and can be hiked starting at the Tioga Road in the heart of Tuolumne Meadows, 8 miles west of the Tioga Pass Entrance to Yosemite National Park.
2.6 miE
Mountain
Puppy Dome, Yosemite National Park
67 min walk • Puppy Dome is a granite dome in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California.
2.3 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Cathedral Peak, Yosemite National Park
60 min walk • Cathedral Peak is part of the Cathedral Range, a mountain range in the south-central portion of Yosemite National Park in eastern Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties. The range is an offshoot of the Sierra Nevada.
2.8 miNE
Lake
Young Lakes, Yosemite National Park
71 min walk • Young Lakes are three lakes, north of Tuolumne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park, California.
2.4 miE
Lush, high land with a river and views
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park
61 min walk • Tuolumne Meadows is a gentle, dome-studded, sub-alpine meadow area along the Tuolumne River in the eastern section of Yosemite National Park in the United States. Its approximate location is 37°52.5′N 119°21′W. Its approximate elevation is 8,619 feet.
3 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Dog Lake, Yosemite National Park
77 min walk • Dog Lake is a lake in Yosemite National Park. It is a shallow but very cold lake, which is good for water sports. It is near to Dog Dome, is north, of Lembert Dome, and south, of Ragged Peak.
3.1 miS
Mountain
Cockscomb, Yosemite National Park
79 min walk • Cockscomb is a mountain, in the area of Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California.
2.4 miS
Mountain
Unicorn Peak, Yosemite National Park
63 min walk • Unicorn Peak is a peak, in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park. Unicorn Peak is due east of Cathedral Peak, and the north summit is highest. Unicorn Peak is part of the Cathedral Range.
2.9 miSW
Mountain
Dozier Dome, Yosemite National Park
76 min walk • Dozier Dome is a granite dome, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park. It is named after Jeff Dozier.