Half Dome
- 7,943 ft
- summit
Half Dome is a mountain in British Columbia, Canada, with its summit at about 7,940 ft (2,421 m) above sea level. No mapped trail reaches the top in OpenStreetMap, so plan the approach with local maps or a guide. Peaks within about 3 miles include Wart Peak, Remillard Peak and Waldorf Towers. The location and elevation come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Check local access rules and conditions before you go.
- Summit elevation
- 7,943 ft
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit of Half Dome. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide, and check conditions before you go.
Questions about Half Dome
How tall is Half Dome?
7,943 ft (2,421 m).
Is there a trail to the top of Half Dome?
We don't know of a mapped trail or route to the summit. Plan the approach with local maps, a guidebook or a local guide.
Sentinel PeakSummit · ~16 min drivePhoto: Alex Ford, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Wart PeakSummit · Next door
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Best time to visit Half Dome
No month here meets our mild-weather rule. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where there's no snowfall data), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
11° / 1°
18 wet
Feb
16° / 3°
16 wet
Mar
24° / 10°
18 wet
Apr
32° / 17°
15 wet
May
40° / 23°
16 wet
Jun
50° / 31°
18 wet
Jul
57° / 37°
15 wet
Aug
57° / 37°
14 wet
Sep
48° / 30°
14 wet
Oct
32° / 18°
16 wet
Nov
17° / 8°
19 wet
Dec
8° / -1°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1981–2010. Modelled for the 1 km square this place sits in (average height 7,365 ft), not measured at a weather station. The square averages about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Snowfall days aren't in this data. Source: CHELSA 1 km climate model (1981–2010) and CRU TS 4.09 wet days. Data: CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al. 2017), WSL (CC0 1.0); CRU TS 4.09 (Harris et al. 2020), University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
