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Lamb Dome Dome is a
granite dome Granite domes are domical hills composed of granite with bare rock exposed over most of the surface. Generally, domical features such as these are known as bornhardts. Bornhardts can form in any type of plutonic rock but are typically composed ...
, in the
Tuolumne Meadows Tuolumne Meadows () is a gentle, dome-studded, sub-alpine meadow area along the Tuolumne River in the eastern section of Yosemite National Park in the United States. Its approximate location is . Its approximate elevation is . The term ''Tuolumn ...
area of
Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park ( ) is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States in California. It is bordered on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The p ...
. It is one of the smaller domes. Lamb Dome and Drug Dome are two of the more obscure domes in Tuolumne Meadows, despite their being close to the road. They are just west of the popular Daff Dome and Fairview Domes. Lamb and Drug Dome are side by side.


On Lamb Dome Dome's particulars

Both Lamb and Drug Domes offer about a half dozen rock climbing routes. Most of the climbing on Lamb Dome is on its northwest face.


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Hiking trails, near Lamb Dome
Granite domes of Yosemite National Park {{Yosemite-stub