West Quarter Dome
Granite dome in Yosemite National Park, USA
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West Quarter Dome is a granodiorite dome, in the Tenaya Canyon area of Yosemite National Park. It is composed of Half Dome Granodiorite.[2]
| West Quarter Dome | |
|---|---|
One of the Quarter Domes dusted in snow | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,160 ft (2,490 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Coordinates | 37°45′28″N 119°30′39″W[1] |
| Geography | |
  West Quarter Dome West Quarter Dome  West Quarter Dome West Quarter Dome (the United States) | |
| Location | Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada |
There are two domes, West Quarter Dome and East Quarter Dome, and they are right next to each other.[3][4][5][6]
Ansel Adams took a photo, Glacial Erratic on East Quarter Dome Showing Half Dome in Background, on East Quarter Dome.[7]
On the locale, and rock climbing
The Quarter Domes are a bit up Tenaya Canyon, are across from Half Dome and Clouds Rest, thus are above Yosemite Valley, quite near to Little Yosemite Valley.[8][6]
The Quarter Domes offer rock climbing routes, though the approach is difficult.[9][10][11] One well-known route is The North Face, which Yvon Chouinard and Tom Frost first climbed in 1962.[12]
