East Cottage Dome, also, Erratic 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 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 . Its approximate elevation is . The term ''Tuolumne Me ...
area of
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park ( ) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an ...
.
East Cottage Dome is near
Daff Dome,
Drug Dome, and
Medlicott Dome
Medlicott Dome is a prominent granite dome in Yosemite high country. It is located on the southeast side of Tioga Road, between Mariolumne Dome and Dozier Dome, near Pywiack Dome, the Cathedral lakes, Drug Dome, East Cottage Dome, West Cottag ...
.
On East Cottage Dome's particulars
See also
West Cottage Dome, which is quite close.
East Cottage Dome has a few
rock climbing routes.
References
External links and references
One rock climbing referenceMore rock climbingRock climbing ''The Peanut Gallery''
Granite domes of Yosemite National Park
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