Fairview Dome
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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
.
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
.
Granite dome
A granite dome is a dome of granite, formed by exfoliation.-Formation:Granite forms plutons of igneous rock several kilometers below the surface as magma slowly cools and crystallizes. The granite is under great overhead pressure....
in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in east central California, United States. The park covers an area of and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain...
, located 1.8 miles (2.9 km) north of Cathedral Peak
Cathedral Peak (California)
Cathedral Peak is part of the Cathedral Range, a mountain range in the south-central portion of Yosemite National Park in eastern Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties. The range is an offshoot of the Sierra Nevada...
and 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Tuolumne Meadows
Tuolumne Meadows
Tuolumne Meadows is a gentle, dome-studded sub-alpine meadowy section of the Tuolumne River, in the eastern section of Yosemite National Park. Its approximate location is . Its approximate elevation is 8619 feet .-Natural History:...
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John Muir
John Muir
John Muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions...
wrote of the peak:
The North Face
North Face (Fairview Dome)
The North Face of Fairview Dome is a technical rock climbing route on Fairview Dome in the Tuolumne Meadows of Yosemite National Park. The route is featured in Fifty Classic Climbs of North America.- External links :***...
route is popular with rock climbers and is listed in the classic guidebook Fifty Classic Climbs of North America
Fifty Classic Climbs of North America
Fifty Classic Climbs Of North America is a climbing guidebook and history written by Steve Roper and Allen Steck. It is considered a definitive piece of climbing literature, known to many climbers as simply "The Book", and has served as an inspiration for more recent climbing books, such as Mark...
. Routes vary in difficulty up to possibly class 5.11
Yosemite Decimal System
The Yosemite Decimal System is a three-part system used for rating the difficulty of walks, hikes, and climbs. It is primarily used by mountaineers in the United States and Canada. The Class 5 portion of the Class scale is primarily a rock climbing classification system. Originally the system was...
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