West Quarter Dome | |
---|---|
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 / 37.75778°N 119.51083°W [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S. |
Parent range | Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada |
West Quarter Dome is a granodiorite dome, in the Tenaya Canyon area of Yosemite National Park. It is composed of Half Dome Granodiorite. [2]
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]
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]
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)