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Mountain in Yosemite National Park
Medlicott Dome
Medlicott Dome seen from Pywiack Dome.
Highest point
Elevation9,665 ft (2,946 m) NAVD 88
Prominence1,086 ft (331 m)
Coordinates37°51′23″N 119°25′34″W / 37.85639°N 119.42611°W / 37.85639; -119.42611
Geography
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LocationYosemite National Park, Tuolumne County, California, U.S.
Parent rangeSierra Nevada
Topo mapUSGS Tenaya Lake
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 3 scrambling

Medlicott Dome is a prominent granite dome in Yosemite high country. It is located on the southeast side of Tioga Road, between Mariolumne Dome and Dozier Dome, near Pywiack Dome, the Cathedral lakes, Drug Dome, East Cottage Dome, West Cottage Dome, North and South Whizz Domes, and Fairview Dome. It is popular with climbers, hikers and backpackers due to relative ease of access and ascent, as well as scenic views of Yosemite.

Etymology

The dome was named after Henry P. Medlicott. In 1882, with H. B. Carpenter, Medlicott surveyed the Great Sierra Wagon Road (now known as Tioga Road) through Yosemite. Henry P. Medlicott was a judge and US Deputy Mineral Surveyor from Lundy, California. The original name of the peak, recorded in 1870, was "Court House Rock." In 1882, a mining publication referred to it as "Mount Medlicott". The present name, first recorded in 1883, initially appeared on a quadrangle map in 1956.

Climbing

Medlicott Dome has a large number of climbing routes, most of which are bolted faces with occasional cracks and offwidths.

References

  1. ^ "Medlicott Dome". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  2. "Medlicott Dome, California". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  3. ^ "Medlicott Dome". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
  4. Historic American Engineering Record (1991). Tioga Road (HAER No. CA-149) written historical and descriptive data  – via Wikisource.
  5. Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Lafayette, CA: Great West Books. p. 95. ISBN 0-944220-19-3.
  6. "Medlicott Dome Rock Climbing". Mountain Project. Retrieved 31 January 2016.


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