Dozier Dome is a
granite dome
Granite domes are domical hills composed of granite with bare rock exposed over most of the surface. Generally, domical features such as these are known as bornhardts. Bornhardts can form in any type of plutonic rock but are typically composed o ...
, in the
Tuolumne Meadows region of
Yosemite National Park. It is named after
Jeff Dozier
Jeff Dozier is an American snow hydrologist, environmental scientist, researcher and academic. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Founding Dean of the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at the University of California, San ...
.
Finding Dozier Dome
From the road, it is scarce visible, rarely visited due to the unmarked approach, and no trails leading to its base. It between
Medlicott Dome and
Pywiack Domes
Pywiack Dome is a prominent 600 foot granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located north-east of Tenaya Lake, west of Tuolumne Meadows and from the Tioga Road. It is quite near Harlequin Dome, and North and South Whizz Domes are north.
Jos ...
.
From
Highway 120, Dozier Dome is the lesser altitude, seen to the right of Medlicott.
Hiking up the dome
One may hike up Dozier Dome, though be aware, the slope is
class 3 — not for the faint of heart.
Rock climbing
Dozier Dome is one of the safest
bolted
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areas of Tuolumne Meadows.
References
External links and references
The approach to Dozier DomeMore on the approachOn the rock climbing
Granite domes of Yosemite National Park
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