Medlicott Dome is a prominent

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Yosemite 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 ...

high country. It is located on the southeast side of

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Mariolumne Dome Mariolumne Dome is a granite dome, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park. Mariolumne Dome's particulars Mariuolumne Dome is high, the tallest granite dome, dome of Tuolumne Meadows. With a freestanding height of feet, it i ...

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Dozier Dome Dozier Dome is a granite dome, in the Tuolumne Meadows region of Yosemite National Park. It is named after Jeff Dozier. Finding Dozier Dome From the road, it is scarce visible, rarely visited due to the unmarked approach, and no trails leading ...

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Pywiack Dome 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. Jo ...

, the Cathedral lakes, Drug Dome, East Cottage Dome, West Cottage Dome,

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South Whizz Dome South Whizz Dome is a granite dome in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park. South Whizz Dome is a bit south, of Cathedral Creek, which has its source, near Cathedral Peak. South Whizz Dome Dome is north of both Medlicott Dome and ...

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

. It is popular with climbers, hikers and backpackers due to relative ease of access and ascent, as well as scenic views of Yosemite.

Etymology

The dome was named after Henry P. Medlicott. In 1882, with H. B. Carpenter, Medlicott surveyed the Great Sierra Wagon Road (now known as

) through Yosemite. Henry P. Medlicott was a judge and US Deputy Mineral Surveyor from

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. The original name of the peak, recorded in 1870, was "Court House Rock." In 1882, a mining publication referred to it as "Mount Medlicott". The present name, first recorded in 1883, initially appeared on a quadrangle map in 1956.

Climbing

Medlicott Dome has a large number of climbing routes, most of which are bolted faces with occasional cracks and offwidths.

References

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