Record SL-818079 · Wikidata Q23950156
Polly Dome
No list classifications
Elevation
2,988
m
9,802 ft
Prominence
331 m
Isolation
—
Coordinates
37.8545° N,
119.4498° W
Grid ref
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Description
WikipediaPolly 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.
Best months
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Neighbouring summits
| Name | Elevation | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pywiack Dome | 2,695 m | SE 144° | 1.1 km |
| Harlequin Dome | 2,623 m | S 193° | 1.7 km |
| Stately Pleasure Dome | 2,757 m | S 201° | 1.9 km |
| South Whizz Dome | 2,713 m | NE 26° | 1.9 km |
| Dozier Dome | 2,847 m | E 112° | 2.0 km |
| Medlicott Dome | 3,011 m | E 85° | 2.3 km |
Climbing routes
nearest first| Route | Area | Grade | From summit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love Supreme | Love Supreme Boulder | 8a | 600 m |
| Deimos | Phobos/Deimos Cliff | 5c | 657 m |
| Phobos | Phobos/Deimos Cliff | 5c | 657 m |
| Easter Island | Phobos/Deimos Cliff | 7a+ | 657 m |
| Blues Riff | Phobos/Deimos Cliff | 6c+ | 657 m |
| Goldfinger | Phobos/Deimos Cliff | 7a+ | 657 m |
| Phobos Start Variation | Phobos/Deimos Cliff | 7a | 657 m |
| Quick Release | Laser Blade Block | 7b | 665 m |
| Laser Blade | Laser Blade Block | 7c | 665 m |
| Carcass | Ugly Arete Boulder | 7b | 741 m |
| Ugly Arete | Ugly Arete Boulder | 7a+ | 741 m |
| Double Take | Ugly Arete Boulder | 6b+ | 741 m |
| Roadkill | Ugly Arete Boulder | 6c+ | 741 m |
| Kauk Problem | Eliminator Boulder | V5 | 760 m |
| Snake Eyes | Eliminator Boulder | V3 | 760 m |
| The Hardest Problem at the Knobs | Eliminator Boulder | V7 | 760 m |
| Eliminator Right | Eliminator Boulder | V4 | 760 m |
| Double Dyno Sit | Eliminator Boulder | V4 | 760 m |
| Kauk Problem Sit | Eliminator Boulder | V6 | 760 m |
| Double Dyno | Eliminator Boulder | V3 | 760 m |
| Eliminator Traverse | Eliminator Boulder | V7 | 760 m |
| Slab Right | Big Boulder | V0- | 784 m |
| Slab Left | Big Boulder | V0- | 784 m |
| The Scoop | Scoop Boulder, The | V3 | 784 m |
| Right Scoop | Scoop Boulder, The | V0+ | 784 m |