West Quarter Dome
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 | |
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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 | |
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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]
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References
- "West Quarter Dome, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- Putnam, Roger; Sloan, Erik. "Yosemite Bigwalls, The Complete Guide" (PDF). yosemitebigwall.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Koch, Philip. "North America, United States, California, Yosemite, West Quarter Dome, North Face". publications.americanalpineclub.org. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- "East Quarter Dome". peakery.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- "West Quarter Dome". peakery.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- "Full text of Yosemite nature notes". archive.org. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- "Yosemite Nature Notes". yosemite.ca.us. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- "Yosemite Photo Gallery, Quarter Domes". itoda.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- Wright, Bill (1995). "Quarter Dome is Full Adventure". bigwall.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- Blitzo (December 16, 2006). "Quarter Domes Climbing". mountainproject.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- Johnsen, Justin (June 20, 2018). "Tenaya Canyon Climbing". mountainproject.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- Twsincich (May 8, 2017). "North Face (Pegasus 5.12)". mountainproject.com/. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
External links and references
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