Cima Dome

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Cima Dome is a broad, gently rounded granitic landform in California’s Mojave Desert, noted as one of the most symmetrical and classic examples of a geological dome.

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Cima Dome canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological dome ⓘ
granite dome ⓘ
landform ⓘ
category Domes of the United States ⓘ
Granite formations of the United States ⓘ
Landforms of San Bernardino County, California ⓘ
climate arid desert climate ⓘ
closestSettlement Cima, California ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
elevation approximately 1500 meters above sea level ⓘ
approximately 5000 feet above sea level ⓘ
formedBy long-term erosion of granitic rock ⓘ
geologicAge Mesozoic granite core ⓘ
geologicalComposition granite ⓘ
hasFeature broad summit area ⓘ
radially symmetric slopes ⓘ
hasVegetation Joshua trees ⓘ
desert scrub ⓘ
landformType inselberg-like dome ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
Mojave Desert ⓘ
San Bernardino County, California ⓘ
United States ⓘ
management U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
near Cima, California ⓘ
Interstate 15 ⓘ
Kelso, California ⓘ
notableFor classic example of geological dome ⓘ
symmetrical dome shape ⓘ
partOf Cima volcanic field region ⓘ
Mojave National Preserve ⓘ
protectedArea Mojave National Preserve ⓘ
region eastern Mojave Desert ⓘ
linked to: Mojave Desert
shape broad gently rounded dome ⓘ
slopeCharacter very gentle uniform slopes ⓘ
state California ⓘ
surroundedBy Mojave Desert terrain ⓘ
topographicProminence rises gradually from surrounding desert plain ⓘ
usedAs classic example in geomorphology textbooks ⓘ
usedFor geology education ⓘ
within Mojave National Preserve boundary ⓘ

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