| Fin Dome | |
| Elevation Ft: | 11673 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 387 |
| Isolation Mi: | 1.33 |
| Isolation Ref: | ,[2] |
| Map: | California#USA |
| Map Size: | 260 |
| Label Position: | left |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | California |
| Region: | Fresno |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Kings Canyon National Park |
| Range: | Sierra Nevada |
| Coordinates: | 36.8136°N -118.4123°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Mount Clarence King |
| Rock: | granite |
| First Ascent: | 1910 |
Fin Dome is an 11673feet granite summit located 1.5 mile west of the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in the southeast corner of Fresno County, in northern California.[3] It is situated in the Rae Lakes area of Kings Canyon National Park, approximately west of the community of Independence. Nearby peaks include Black Mountain to the east, and Mount Rixford to the south-southeast. Topographic relief is significant as the east aspect rises 1135abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Rae Lakes in one-quarter mile. The John Muir Trail passes to the east of this landmark, providing an approach. This geographical feature was named by Bolton Brown in 1899 when he explored the lake basin in its vicinity, because it resembled the fin of a sea serpent.[4] The first ascent of the summit was made in 1910 by James Rennie, one of the foremost mountaineers of the Sierra Club.[5]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Fin Dome is located in an alpine climate zone.[6] Most weather fronts originate in the Pacific Ocean, and travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range (orographic lift). Precipitation runoff from this peak drains into tributaries of the South Fork Kings River.