Charlotte Dome Explained

Charlotte Dome
Elevation:10,630+ ft (3240+ m)
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:66
Map:California
Map Width:220
Location:Kings Canyon National Park, Fresno County, California, U.S.
Range:Sierra Nevada
Coordinates:36.7824°N -118.4807°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Topo:USGS Mount Clarence King
Easiest Route:Exposed scramble, [3]

Charlotte Dome is a granite dome in California's Kings Canyon National Park. It lies to the southeast of Glacier Monument and north of Bubbs Creek. It is most easily accessed from the Onion Valley trailhead to the east. The South Face Route is featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.[4] This climb is a grade III, class 5.7.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. 65025 . Charlotte Dome, California . 2016-03-24.
  2. 1667319 . Charlotte Dome . 2012-03-31 .
  3. 2 . 164–165.
  4. Book: Croft, Peter . The Good, The Great, and the Awesome . Maximum Press . 2002 . 0-9676116-4-4 .