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Half Dome

Half Dome is a quartz monzonite batholith at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is a well-known rock formation in the park, named for its distinct shape. One side is a sheer face while the other three sides are smooth and round, making it appear like a dome cut in half. It stands at over 8,800 feet above sea…

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Country
United States
County
Mariposa
Easiest route
Cable route
Elevation
8,846 ft (2,696 m) NAVD 88
First ascent
1875 by George Anderson
Listing
Highest mountains of Yosemite NP

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Geology

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Hiking the Cable Route

Notable ascents

Notable free climbs

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related to In culture · 18
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related to External links · 17
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related to Ascents · 16
Half Dome → Among, Anderson, As, California Geological Survey, Cosie, Dutcher, Florence Sproat, George Anderson, Hutchings, In, James Mason Hutchings, Josiah Whitney, October, San Francisco, The, Willie
related to Hiking the Cable Route · 11
Half Dome → Little Yosemite Valley, May, Mist Trail, Nevada Fall, October, Route, The, The Cable Route, The Half Dome Cable, The National Park Service, Vernal Fall
related to Geology · 4
Half Dome → Although, From Washburn Point, Tenaya Canyon, The
see also · 4
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is a · 3
Half Dome → black and white photograph taken by Ansel Adams in 1927 that depicts the western face of Half Dome as seen from the, large, quartz monzonite batholith at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park
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County · 1
Half Dome → Mariposa

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Half DomeCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Half DomeCountyMariposa1.00infobox
Half DomeEasiest routeCable route1.00infobox
Half DomeElevation8,846 ft (2,696 m) NAVD 881.00infobox
Half DomeFirst ascent1875 by George Anderson1.00infobox
Half DomeListingHighest mountains of Yosemite NP1.00infobox
Half DomeMountain typeQuartz monzonite batholith1.00infobox
Half DomeParent peakClouds Rest1.00infobox
Half DomeParent rangeSierra Nevada1.00infobox
Half DomeProminence1,360 ft (410 m)1.00infobox
Half DomeRock age(s)Cretaceous, 93 Myr1.00infobox
Half DomeStateCalifornia1.00infobox
Half DomeTopo mapUSGS Half Dome1.00infobox
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