Granite Domes of Yosemite National Park


Many granite domes are in Yosemite National Park.

Explanation of the concept of "clean prominence"

First a note about topographic prominence, which will lead to "clean prominence":
In short: At a col, use the col's highest contour line, and pick the lowest contour line that can draw a closed contour about the dome.
We start by computing the "clean prominence" of a dome. The vertical distance from
is the clean prominence. To calculate this, you need to know
  1. the elevation of the top of the dome and
  2. the elevation of the lowest col, from which a contour line encircles the top of the dome
. Everyone has heard of Half Dome. But Yosemite has many, many granite domes.
Here we use "clean prominence."

The list of granite domes

If a dome needs added, feel free to add it. A few are listed in the region of "Tuolumne Meadows/Lake Tenaya," as they fell rough midway between. Also, no references are given direct right of elevation and prominence — they are further right, under Web reference.
A list, divided in a sortable table:
Name of DomeSummit ElevationClean prominenceCountyRegion of YosemiteWeb reference
Basket DomeMariposa CountyYosemite Valley
Daff DomeTuolumne CountyTuolumne Meadows
Doda DomeTuolumne CountyTuolumne Meadows
Dog DomeTuolumne CountyTuolumne Meadows
Dozier DomeMariposa CountyLake Tenaya
Drug DomeMariposa CountyTuolumne Meadows
East Cottage Dome, also, "Erratic Dome"Tuolumne CountyTuolumne Meadows
East Quarter DomeMariposa CountyYosemite Valley
Fairview DomeTuolumne CountyTuolumne Meadows
Half DomeMariposa CountyYosemite Valley/Little Yosemite Valley
Hammer DomeTuolumne CountyTuolumne Meadows
Harlequin DomeMariposa CountyLake Tenaya
Hetch Hetchy DomeTuolumne CountyHetch Hetchy
Kolana RockMariposa CountyHetch Hetchy
Lamb DomeTuolumne CountyTuolumne Meadows/Lake Tenaya
Lembert DomeTuolumne CountyTuolumne Meadows
Liberty CapMariposa CountyLittle Yosemite Valley
Mariolumne DomeTuolumne CountyTuolumne Meadows/Lake Tenaya
Marmot DomeTuolumne CountyTuolumne Meadows
Medlicott DomeMariposa County/Tuolumne CountyTuolumne Meadows/Lake Tenaya
Moraine DomeMariposa CountyLittle Yosemite Valley
North DomeMariposa CountyYosemite Valley
North Whizz DomeTuolumne CountyTuolumne Meadows/Lake Tenaya
Polly DomeMariposa CountyLake Tenaya
Pothole DomeTuolumne CountyTuolumne Meadows
Puppy DomeTuolumne CountyTuolumne Meadows
Pywiack DomeMariposa CountyLake Tenaya
SAR DomeTuolumne CountyGlen Aulin High Sierra Camp
Scar DomeTuolumne CountyGlen Aulin High Sierra Camp
Scary DomeTuolumne CountyGlen Aulin High Sierra Camp
Sentinel DomeMariposa CountyGlacier Point
South Whizz DomeTuolumne CountyTuolumne Meadows
Stately Pleasure DomeMariposa CountyLake Tenaya
Sugarloaf DomeMariposa CountyLittle Yosemite Valley
Turtleback DomeMariposa CountyWildcat Falls
V-Tree DomeTuolumne CountyGrand Canyon of the Tuolumne
Wawona DomeMariposa CountyChilnualna Falls
West Cottage DomeTuolumne CountyTuolumne Meadows
West Quarter DomeMariposa CountyLittle Yosemite Valley