Low Profile Dome
Low Profile Dome in California has 10 routes across 8 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 10 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11a
- Trad · Sport
Is Low Profile Dome open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Yosemite National Park.
As of · Source: NPS · Yosemite National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Low Profile Dome
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
41° / 13°
Feb
38° / 12°
Mar
42° / 15°
Apr
45° / 22°
May
54° / 27°
Jun
65° / 33°
Jul
71° / 38°
Aug
70° / 36°
Sep
65° / 32°
Oct
57° / 26°
Nov
47° / 20°
Dec
40° / 12°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 5.5 mi away at 8,694 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Low Profile Dome is a climbing area in California's Yosemite National Park, within the Yosemite Wilderness. The land is managed by the National Park Service, and a fee is charged for access. The area is a cluster of trad routes, with one sport route, and the grades run from 5.7 up to 5.11-. Golfer's Route (5.7) and R2D2 (5.8) are among the easiest, while Memo From Lloyd sits at the top end of the range at 5.11-. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Tuolumne Meadows show July highs around 71°F and lows near 38°F, with winter highs in the low 40s and lows around 12°F. The Scoop Boulder and Eliminator Boulder are each about 0.2 miles away, and The Knobs is 0.3 miles off. For a hike, Polly Dome Lakes Trail is about a mile away.
Routes (10)
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