Prominence 514 ft (157 m) Topo map USGS Tenaya Lake | Parent range Sierra Nevada Mountain range Sierra Nevada | |
Elevation 9,158 ft (2,791 m) NAVD 88 Location Yosemite National Park
Tuolumne County, California, U.S. First ascent West Crack by Frank Sacherer in June 1963 Similar Fairview Dome, Stately Pleasure Dome, Medlicott Dome, Pywiack Dome, Lembert Dome | ||
Daff Dome or DAFF Dome is a prominent 800 feet (243.8 m) foot granite dome in Yosemite National Park, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Tuolumne Meadows and 1,700 feet (0.5 km) from the Tioga Road. Since the dome was never officially named, the DAFF Dome name was adopted in 1960's as an acronym of "Dome Across From Fairview" Dome.
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Map of Daff Dome, California, USA
Climbing
The dome is popular with rock climbers and has several multi-pitch slab and crack climbs. Two of the earliest and best known are West Crack and Crescent Arch. West Crack, first climbed by Frank Sacherer in June 1963 is a 5 pitch YDS 5.9 which for 400 feet follows a continuous crack. Crescent Arch was first climbed with occasional aid by Laton Kor and Fred Beckey in June 1965, and first free climbed by Bob Kamps and TM Herbert soon after. The climb is a 6 pitch YDS 5.9+ (modern 5.10a) and ascends corner and crack system in a large open book.