Sub Dome

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Sub Dome is a steep granite shoulder on Yosemite’s Half Dome route that serves as the final rocky ascent before the famous cable section to the summit.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sub Dome canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf granite rock formation ⓘ
hiking route feature ⓘ
landform ⓘ
above Little Yosemite Valley ⓘ
accessedBy John Muir Trail ⓘ
Mist Trail ⓘ
adjacentTo Half Dome cable route ⓘ
approachDistanceFromTrailhead approximately 7–8 miles by common routes ⓘ
approachTo Half Dome cables ⓘ
linked to: Half Dome Trail
below Half Dome summit ⓘ
linked to: Half Dome
commonStartingPoint Happy Isles trailhead ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
elevationRelativeToTrailhead significantly higher than Happy Isles trailhead ⓘ
geologicalContext glacially sculpted granite dome system of Yosemite Valley ⓘ
hasSurface exposed granite slabs ⓘ
hasViewOf Little Yosemite Valley ⓘ
Yosemite high country ⓘ
linked to: Yosemite Wilderness
hikingActivity day hike ⓘ
overnight backpacking approach ⓘ
locatedIn Half Dome route ⓘ
Mariposa County, California ⓘ
linked to: Mariposa County

Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Yosemite National Park ⓘ
managedBy U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
material granite ⓘ
mountainRange Sierra Nevada ⓘ
nearbyFeature Half Dome saddle ⓘ
Sub Dome–Half Dome junction ⓘ
linked to: Half Dome Trail
notableFor exposure and drop-offs ⓘ
steep granite steps ⓘ
park Yosemite National Park ⓘ
partOf Half Dome ⓘ
Half Dome hiking route ⓘ
permitContext Half Dome day-use permit system ⓘ
positionOnRoute final rocky ascent before Half Dome cable section ⓘ
requires steep stair-like ascent ⓘ
requiresPermitDuringSeason true ⓘ
routeCharacteristic steep switchbacks and stone steps ⓘ
safetyConsideration can be hazardous in wet or icy conditions ⓘ
may be closed when conditions are unsafe ⓘ
trailDifficultySection strenuous ⓘ
trailFeatureType steep rocky shoulder ⓘ
typicalUseSeason late spring to early fall ⓘ
usedFor hiking ⓘ
mountain climbing approach ⓘ
withinProtectedArea Yosemite Wilderness ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Half Dome Trail → connectsTo → Sub Dome ⓘ
Half Dome Trail → accessPoint → Sub Dome ⓘ