Pywiack Dome
Pywiack Dome is a prominent 600 foot granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north-east of Tenaya Lake, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Tuolumne Meadows and 200 feet (61.0 m) from the Tioga Road. It is quite near Harlequin Dome, and North and South Whizz Domes are north.
| Pywiack Dome | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,819 ft (2,688 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 251 ft (77 m) |
| Coordinates | 37°50′47″N 119°26′35″W |
| Geography | |
Pywiack Dome Location of Pywiack Dome in California Pywiack Dome Pywiack Dome (the United States) | |
| Location | Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Tenaya Lake |
Josiah Whitney the head of California Geological Survey wrote in 1863 about Pywiack Dome in Geology:
At the head of Lake Tenaya is a very conspicuous conical knob of bare granite, about 800 feet high, the sides of which are everywhere finely polished and grooved by former glaciers.
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