Hammer Dome
{{short description|Hammer Whizz Dome is a granite dome, in Yosemite National Park, in the Tuolumne Meadows area}}
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| map_caption = Location of Hammer Dome in California
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| location = Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
| range = Ritter Range, Sierra Nevada
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Hammer Dome, is a granite dome in the Tuolumne Meadows area of Yosemite National Park. Hammer Dome is a bit north, of Cathedral Creek, which has its source, near Cathedral Peak. Hammer Dome is loosely northwest of Fairview Dome, is north of both Medlicott Dome and Pywiack Dome, all three of which are south of California State Route 120, which runs through Tuolumne Meadows to Tioga Pass. North and South Whizz Domes are close.
It is recommended that visitors bring mosquito repellent.{{cite web |url=https://www.mountainproject.com/area/108207543/hammer-dome | title=Hammer Dome Rock Climbing | publisher=mountainproject.com | date=June 23, 2013 | accessdate=1 March 2019 | author=durr, john}}
On Hammer Dome's particulars
Hammer Dome has a few rock climbing routes.{{cite web |url=https://www.mountainproject.com/area/108207543/hammer-dome | title=Hammer Dome Rock Climbing | publisher=mountainproject.com | date=June 23, 2013 | accessdate=1 March 2019 | author=durr, john}}{{cite web |url=https://www.mountainproject.com/route/108207550/shadow-of-a-doubt | title=Shadow of a Doubt | publisher=mountainproject.com | date=June 23, 2013 | accessdate=1 March 2019 | author=durr, john}}
References
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External links
- [https://californiarockguides.com/calaveras-dome-hammer-dome/ Notes on rock climbing Hammer Dome]
- [http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/North_America/United_States/California/Yosemite_National_Park/Tuolumne_Meadows/Hammer_Dome/ Notes on how to get to Hammer Dome]
Category:Granite domes of Yosemite National Park
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