Basket Dome
Basket Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, United States.
| Basket Dome | |
|---|---|
Basket Dome to the right of North Dome | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,612 ft (2,320 m) NGVD 29 |
| Prominence | 212 ft (65 m) |
| Coordinates | 37°45′49″N 119°33′03″W |
| Geography | |
Basket Dome Basket Dome | |
| Location | Mariposa County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Yosemite Falls |
Basket Dome was named from a Native American legend involving a woman carrying a basket, who was turned by anger into stone, forming the dome.
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