Pothole Dome
Granite dome in Yosemite National Park, USA
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Pothole Dome is a granite dome on the west side of Tuolumne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park located at Tioga Road mile marker 18.[1] Near Pothole Dome is Marmot Dome.[3] The summit of the dome is easily accessible by foot from a parking area on the Tioga Road at mile marker 18. The view from the summit includes most of Tuolumne Meadows and in the distance, Cathedral Peak.[4] The dome gives evidence of many of the geologic processes at work in Yosemite during and after the last ice age. In particular, the stranded, rounded boulders from a glacier that has long since retreated, and the water-eroded "potholes" provide evidence of two ways that water can interact with granite.[5]
View from top of Pothole Dome
One of the potholes
| Pothole Dome | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8765+ ft (2671+ m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Coordinates | 37°52′48″N 119°23′36″W[2] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Tuolumne County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hide, class 1 |
