Polly Dome is a prominent granite dome rising 1,640 feet (500 m) above the northwest side of Tenaya Lake and Tioga Road in the Yosemite high country. The dome, more than 3 kilometers (~2 miles) long, is a substantially intact mass of granitic rock that has withstood heavy glaciation and exfoliation. Forest clings to the less-steep parts of its north and west slopes. The southwest end of Polly Dome consists of the Stately Pleasure Dome, 740 feet (230 m) lower than Polly Dome, but rising very steeply 900 feet (270 m) from the shore of the lake. Polly Dome's summit has unobstructed views east to the Cathedral Range, north over Tuolumne Meadows to the Sierra crest, northwest over the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne and southwest to Half Dome.[3]

Polly Dome
Polly dome as seen from the trail
Highest point
Elevation9,806[1] ft (2,989 m) NAVD 88
Prominence1,086 ft (331 m)[1]
Coordinates37°51′15″N 119°27′0″W / 37.85417°N 119.45000°W / 37.85417; -119.45000[2][3]
Geography
Polly Dome is located in California
Polly Dome
Polly Dome
Location of Polly Dome in California
Polly Dome is located in the United States
Polly Dome
Polly Dome
Polly Dome (the United States)
LocationYosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Tenaya Lake
Panorama at Tenaya Lake Polly Dome with its southwestern peak called Stately Pleasure Dome is prominent center-left

References

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  1. ^ a b "Polly Dome, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  2. ^ "Polly Dome". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
  3. ^ a b "Polly Dome". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2016-01-21.