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lotteries. Permits are checked by a ranger on the trail. Hikers without permits are not allowed to hike beyond the base of the sub-dome or to the bottom of the cables. Hikers caught bypassing the rangers to visit either the sub-dome or main dome without a permit face fines of up to $ 5,000, and/or 6 months in jail.
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The Half Dome Cable Route hike runs from the valley floor to the top of the dome in 8.2 mi (13 km) (via the Mist Trail), with 4,800 ft (1,460 m) of elevation gain. The length and difficulty of the trail used to keep it less crowded than other park trails, but trail traffic grew to
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The final 400 ft (120 m) ascent is steeply up the rock between two steel cables used as handholds. The cables are fixed with bolts in the rock and raised onto a series of metal poles in late May. The poles do not anchor the cables. The cables are taken down from the poles for the winter in
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Lichens in relation to management issues in the Sierra Nevada national parks, McCune, B., J. Grenon, and E. Martin, L. Mutch, Sierra Nevada
Network, Cooperative agreement CA9088A0008. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Three Rivers, California,
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reach the top each year by following an 8.5 mi (13.7 km) trail from the valley floor. After a rigorous 2 mi (3.2 km) approach, including several hundred feet of rock stairs, the final pitch up the peak's steep but somewhat rounded east face is ascended with the aid of a pair of
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in the park, named for its distinct shape. One side is a sheer face while the other three sides are smooth and round, making it appear like a dome cut in half. It stands at nearly 8,800 feet above sea level and is composed of quartz monzonite, an igneous rock that solidified several thousand feet
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The Cable Route can be crowded. Since 2010, all hikers who intend to ascend the Cable Route must first obtain permits when the cables are up between May and
October. Permits are limited to 300 per day, and as of 2022, more than 70,000 applications were received in the pre-season and daily permit
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Backpackers with an appropriate wilderness permit can receive a Half Dome permit when they pick up their wilderness permit with no additional reservation required. Rock climbers who reach the top of Half Dome without entering the subdome area can descend on the Half Dome Trail without a permit.
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The top of Half Dome is a large, flat area where climbers can relax and enjoy their accomplishment. The summit offers views of the surrounding areas, including Little
Yosemite Valley and the Valley Floor. A notable location to one side of Half Dome is the "Diving Board", where
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From 1919 when the cables were erected to 2024, there have been 25 confirmed deaths on the cable section. The latest fatality occurred on July 13, 2024. In August 2024, there were calls to double the amount of wooden rungs on the climb, to increase safety.
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within the Earth. At its core are the remains of a magma chamber that cooled slowly and crystallized beneath the Earth's surface. The solidified magma chamber was then exposed and cut in half by erosion, therefore leading to the geographic name Half Dome.
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October, but they are still fixed to the rock surface and can be used. The National Park Service recommends against climbing the route when the cables are down, or when the surface of the rock is wet and slippery. The
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as many as 1,000 people a day, and about 50,000 per year, before a permit system was introduced in 2010. The hike can be done from the valley floor in a single long day, but many people break it up by camping overnight in
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Francisco. In 1877
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in 1927 that depicts the western face of Half Dome as seen from the "Diving Board". It was used by the
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1938:"The Project Gutenberg eBook, Dutch Courage and Other Stories, by Jack London"
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Half Dome seen from the Yosemite Falls Trailhead in Yosemite Valley California
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Today, Half Dome may be ascended in several different ways. Thousands of
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1453:"Lightning at Yosemite's Half Dome Kills 2 Climbers; 3 Hurt".
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668:(5.10), FFA by Frank Sacherer, Bob Kamps & Andy Lichtman
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Driver License & Identification Card Verification Guide
1571:. San Francisco, USA: Sierra Club Books. pp. 174–176.
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1496:"Chapter XXVI – Grizzly Peak, Half Dome, and Cloud's Rest"
1398:"Half Dome Deaths: How Many People Have Died on the Hike?"
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2027:"New look for California driver's licenses and ID cards"
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Resting Places: The Burial Site of 14,000 Famous Persons
1239:. U.S. National Park Service. 2010-01-31. Archived from
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1656:(65). New York, NY USA: American Alpine Club: 118–123.
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Half Dome was used as the logo for a software company,
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1966:. Canada: Henry Holt and Company, Inc. pp. 57–60.
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Wilson, Herbert Earl (1922). "Legend of Tis-sa-sack".
1739:. San Francisco, USA: Sierra Club Books. p. 179.
1599:. San Francisco, USA: Sierra Club Books. p. 176.
1546:. San Francisco, USA: Sierra Club Books. p. 178.
1195:"Death of Sunnyvale hiker on Half Dome called unusual"
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Tuolumne Meadows Ranger Stations and Comfort Stations
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My Yosemite: A Guide for Young Adventurers, Mike Graf
1764:. Evergreen, CO, USA: Chockstone Press. p. 204.
1627:. Evergreen, CO, USA: Chockstone Press. p. 205.
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climb in the United States. Their route has now been
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Granitic dome in Yosemite National Park, California
3178:Tourist attractions in Mariposa County, California
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1846:Muir, John (1918). "A Geologist's Winter Walk".
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1213:"Hiker falls to death from Yosemite's Half Dome"
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1286:(2nd ed.). The Mountaineers. p. 391.
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2112:Daily updating time-lapse movies of Half Dome
1648:Bridwell, Jim (1991). "Shadows - Half Dome".
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2117:Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, Ansel Adams
1809:"Updated: Honnold Free Solos Half Dome 5.12"
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1706:Smith, Jay (1998). "Half Dome, Blue Shift".
1384:"NPS: Ansel Adams in Yosemite National Park"
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1907:Spirit Of Yosemite, BackCountryPictures.com
1311:"Yosemite National Park: Half Dome Permits"
1169:. University of California Press. pp.
1142:. University Press of Kansas. p. 160.
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1284:The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails
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686:(VI 5.12d) by Art Higbee and Jim Erickson.
2063:"Wilshire Grand Center, Korean Air Lines"
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2094:Geologic Story of Yosemite National Park
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1597:A Climber's Guide to Yosemite Valley
1569:A Climber's Guide to Yosemite Valley
1544:A Climber's Guide to Yosemite Valley
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526:National Register of Historic Places
428:. Their five-day epic was the first
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1807:Erik Lambert (September 9, 2008).
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3158:Geology of Yosemite National Park
3107:Tuolumne Meadows High Sierra Camp
3067:Sachse Spring Snow Survey Shelter
3002:Hetch Hetchy Railroad Engine No.6
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1883:. New York: The Century Company.
1877:Muir, John (1912). "South Dome".
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524:The Cable Route was added to the
322:, California. It is a well-known
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2214:Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias
1520:Muir, John (November 10, 1875).
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97:Highest mountains of Yosemite NP
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741:Monolith, the Face of Half Dome
508:Monolith, the Face of Half Dome
2982:Glacier Point Trailside Museum
2632:1996 Yosemite Valley landslide
1430:Dolan, Jack (August 8, 2024).
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3173:Rock formations of California
3077:Snow Flat Snow Survey Shelter
2003:"A History of The North Face"
1832:The Lore and Lure of Yosemite
1163:Jones, Chris (January 1976).
1076:Jones, Chris (January 1976).
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3052:Merced Lake High Sierra Camp
2909:Camp Curry Historic District
2788:Geology of the Yosemite area
2783:History of the Yosemite area
1852:. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin.
1494:Hutchings, James M. (1888).
858:, released in January 2005.
854:, appears on the California
488:gets crowded on the weekends
413:Alternatively, over a dozen
389:. The summit was reached by
387:California Geological Survey
337:Geology of the Yosemite area
59:8,846 ft (2,696 m)
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3183:Batholiths of North America
3092:Tioga Pass Entrance Station
3047:Merced Grove Ranger Station
2987:Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp
2581:Yosemite Lodge at the Falls
1981:(3rd ed.). McFarland.
1500:In the Heart of the Sierras
1116:In the heart of the Sierras
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40:Sunset over Half Dome from
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3117:Vogelsang High Sierra Camp
3057:Merced Lake Ranger Station
2997:Half Dome Cables and Trail
1762:Yosemite Climbs, Big Walls
1625:Yosemite Climbs, Big Walls
751:California "State quarter"
556:1875 (before November 10)
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457:. The trail climbs past
131:37.7460363; -119.5329397
3007:Hodgdon Homestead Cabin
2992:Great Sierra Wagon Road
2967:Crane Flat Fire Lookout
2929:Yosemite Valley Bridges
2637:1997 Merced River flood
2627:1938 Yosemite TWA crash
1708:American Alpine Journal
1679:American Alpine Journal
1650:American Alpine Journal
1526:Daily Evening Bulletin
1417:San Francisco Chronicle
1313:. National Park Service
1264:. National Park Service
1138:Huntley, Jen A (2011).
780:colonies of brown-black
3132:Yosemite Valley Chapel
3062:Ostrander Lake Ski Hut
3012:Chris Jorgenson Studio
2957:Buck Camp Patrol Cabin
2876:Parsons Memorial Lodge
2871:LeConte Memorial Lodge
2647:2022 Washburn Wildfire
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2347:Yosemite Valley Chapel
2327:Little Yosemite Valley
2173:Yosemite National Park
1977:Wilson, Scott (2016).
1962:Alinder, Mary (1996).
1262:Yosemite National Park
1237:Yosemite National Park
1111:Hutchings, James Mason
956:"Big Dome, California"
839:created their company
809:environmental movement
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314:at the eastern end of
3122:Wawona Covered Bridge
3022:Mariposa Grove Museum
2512:The Nose (El Capitan)
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1735:Roper, Steve (1971).
1595:Roper, Steve (1971).
1567:Roper, Steve (1971).
1542:Roper, Steve (1971).
1473:National Park Service
1199:San Jose Mercury News
1042:Jones, Chris (1976).
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1282:Secor, R.J. (1999).
1258:"Half Dome Day Hike"
679:and Chris Fredericks
624:(VI 5.10 A5), FA by
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2972:Degnan's Restaurant
1475:. September 7, 2012
1434:. Los Angeles Times
1233:"Half Dome Permits"
651:Notable free climbs
613:(VI 5.9 A4), FA by
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3082:Soda Springs Cabin
3072:Snow Creek Ski Hut
2897:historic districts
2798:List of waterfalls
2563:Ahwahnechee people
2484:Royal Arches Route
2477:Midnight Lightning
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1924:2014-08-19 at the
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2538:Stephen T. Mather
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1942:Project Gutenberg
1785:Don Reid (1986).
1455:Los Angeles Times
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693:(5.11+/5.12a) by
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