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
One of the Quarter Domes dusted in snow
Highest point
Elevation8,160 ft (2,490 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence40 ft (12 m)
Coordinates37°45′28″N 119°30′39″W [1]
Geography
West Quarter Dome
West Quarter Dome
West Quarter Dome
West Quarter Dome (the United States)
LocationYosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeRitter 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]

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


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