Pothole Dome

Pothole Dome is a granite dome on the west side of Tuolumne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park located at Tioga Road mile marker 18.^[1] Near Pothole Dome is Marmot Dome.^[3] The summit of the dome is easily accessible by foot from a parking area on the Tioga Road at mile marker 18. The view from the summit includes most of Tuolumne Meadows and in the distance, Cathedral Peak.^[4] The dome gives evidence of many of the geologic processes at work in Yosemite during and after the last ice age. In particular, the stranded, rounded boulders from a glacier that has long since retreated, and the water-eroded "potholes" provide evidence of two ways that water can interact with granite.^[5]

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  View from top of Pothole Dome
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  One of the potholes

A panorama view from Pothole Dome

Pothole Dome
Highest point
Elevation	8765+ ft (2671+ m) NAVD 88[1]
Coordinates	37°52′48″N 119°23′36″W[2]
Geography
Location	Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS
Climbing
Easiest route	Hide, class 1