Charlotte 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 California's
Kings Canyon National Park. It lies to the southeast of
Glacier Monument and north of Bubbs Creek. It is most easily accessed from the Onion Valley trailhead to the east. The
''South Face Route'' is featured in ''
Fifty Classic Climbs of North America''.
This climb is a
grade III, class 5.7.
See also
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Charlotte Lake
References
External links
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* {{cite web , url=http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/North_America/United_States/California/Bishop_and_Eastern_Sierra/Charlotte_Dome/Charlotte_Dome/ , title=Charlotte Dome , publisher=Rockclimbing.com
Granite domes
Climbing areas of California
Mountains of Kings Canyon National Park
Mountains of Fresno County, California
Rock formations of California
Mountains of Northern California