Mariolumne Dome is a

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, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park.

Mariolumne Dome's particulars

Mariuolumne Dome is high, the tallest

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of Tuolumne Meadows. With a freestanding height of feet, it is second only to Fairview Dome. At its foot on the north lies

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. Lamb Dome is north. To the west and south is the long wall of Medlicott Dome, forming the western rampart of a common massif. Mariuolumne Dome's main attraction is its

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routes, though its height makes it worth hiking. On the east side, it is easy

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, readily accessible via trail and some cross country.

On the origin of the name ''Mariolumne Dome''

''Mariuolumne'' is a concatenation of the names '' Mariposa'' and '' Tuolumne''; the border between the two counties is near the base of Mariolumne Dome.

From the summit

From Marioulumne Dome's top, one has a panoramic view of Tuolumne high country:

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and Eichorn's pinnacle are near to the east; Tresidder Peak and

Tenaya Peak Tenaya Peak is a mountain in the Yosemite high country, rising above Tenaya Lake. Tenaya Peak is named after Chief Tenaya, who met the Mariposa Battalion near the shores of the Tenaya lake. In 1851, the Mariposa Battalion under Captain John Bol ...

s are to the south; Tenaya Lake, Pywiack Dome and

Stately Pleasure Dome Stately Pleasure Dome is the unofficial name for the prominent south-southwestern portion of Polly Dome, a granite dome on the northwest side of Tenaya Lake and Tioga Road in the Yosemite high country. Stately Pleasure Dome consists of glaciated ...

are to the southwest; and Fairview Dome and

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 ...

to the northeast.

Rock climbing

Mariolumne Dome has a number of

routes.

References

External links and references

On climbing the classic 5.7 ''Hobbit Book''

On climbing ''Serrated Edge''
Granite domes of Yosemite National Park {{Yosemite-stub