Fairview Dome | |
Elevation Ft: | 9728 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence Ft: | 643 |
Map: | USA California#USA |
Map Size: | 200 |
Label Position: | bottom |
Location: | Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, U.S. |
Range: | Sierra Nevada |
Coordinates: | 37.8714°N -119.4039°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Topo: | USGS Tenaya Lake |
First Ascent: | July 4, 1863 by H. Brewer and C.F. Hoffmann[3] |
Fairview Dome is a prominent granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located 1.8miles north of Cathedral Peak and 4miles west of Tuolumne Meadows.[2] Near Fairview Dome is Marmot Dome, linked by an area called Razor Back.[4] Northwest is Hammer Dome.[5]
John Muir wrote of the peak:
The north face route is popular with rock climbers and is listed in the classic guidebook Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. Routes vary in difficulty up to possibly class 5.11.[6]