Half Dome from 10 Different Perspectives

Yosemite National Park, California

Here are ten photos providing different perspectives on iconic Half Dome in California's Yosemite National Park.

At an elevation of 8,836 feet (2,693 meters), the summit of this granite dome rises 4,737 feet (1,444 meters) above the valley floor. It's vertical northern face is approximately 2,000 feet (610 meters) high.

Half Dome viewed from the Yosemite Falls parking area at sunset

Half Dome viewed from North Dome

Half Dome viewed from North Dome

Half Dome viewed from the Mirror Lake Trail

El Capitan, left, and Half Dome, right, viewed from a turnout west of the Wawona Tunnel, at sunrise

Clouds Rest, left, and Half Dome, right, viewed from the Four Mile Trail

Clouds Rest, left, and Half Dome, center, viewed from Glacier Point at sunset

Half Dome viewed from Washburn Point

Half Dome, left, and Mount Broderick, right, viewed from the John Muir Trial

Half Dome viewed from Olmsted Point at sunset

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