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Fairview Dome

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Parent range
  
Sierra Nevada

Elevation
  
2,965 m

Prominence
  
196 m

First ascenders
  
H. Brewer, C.F. Hoffmann

Topo map
  
USGS Tenaya Lake

First ascent
  
4 July 1863

Mountain range
  
Sierra Nevada

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Location
  
Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, U.S.

Easiest route
  
East face, scramble class 3

Similar
  
Daff Dome, Cathedral Peak, Lembert Dome, Pothole Dome, Medlicott Dome

Fairview Dome is a prominent granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located 1.8 miles (2.9 km) north of Cathedral Peak and 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Tuolumne Meadows.

Map of Fairview Dome, California 95389, USA

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.

References

Fairview Dome Wikipedia


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