Lamb Dome 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 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 ar ...

. It is one of the smaller domes. Lamb Dome and

Drug Dome Drug Dome is a granite dome in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park. Drug Dome is just west of Fairview Dome. It is also near Mariolumne Dome, Lamb Dome and Medlicott Dome. Despite Drug Dome's close proximity to the road, it is ...

are two of the more obscure domes in Tuolumne Meadows, despite their being close to the road. They are just west of the popular

Daff Dome Daff Dome or DAFF Dome is a prominent granite dome in Yosemite National Park, west of Tuolumne Meadows and from the Tioga Road. It is southeast of Doda Dome, and is near both West Cottage Dome and East Cottage Dome; it is also near Lamb Dom ...

and

Fairview Dome Fairview Dome is a prominent granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located north of Cathedral Peak and west of Tuolumne Meadows. Near Fairview Dome is Marmot Dome, linked by an area called ''Razor Back''. Northwest is Hammer Dome. John Muir w ...

s. Lamb and Drug Dome are side by side.

On Lamb Dome Dome's particulars

Both Lamb and Drug Domes offer about a half dozen

rock climbing route A climbing route is a path by which a climber reaches the top of a mountain, rock, or ice wall. Routes can vary dramatically in difficulty and grade; once committed to that ascent, it can sometimes be difficult to stop or return. Choice of rout ...

s. Most of the climbing on Lamb Dome is on its northwest face.

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Hiking trails, near Lamb Dome
Granite domes of Yosemite National Park {{Yosemite-stub