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Sentinel Dome, 8,122 ft (2,476 m)
Where:
Yosemite National Park
Trail head:
Sentinel Dome/Taft Point trail head, near Glacier Point
Length:
2 miles round trip
Cumulative elevation gain:
1000 ft
Difficulty:
Easy
Reservations required:
No
Advance planning typically required for permit:
N/A
Permit requirements:
Get pass upon entry to Yosemite park. If arriving very early or late, get pass upon exit.
Price:
Pay at park entrance, waived with national park pass
Report date:
2006-09-17
Reported by:
Silviu
Driving directions:
Take Hwy 120 E into Yosemite. Approximately 4 hours from the Bay Area, 5 on a Friday afternoon, depending on traffic conditions. After Crane Flat, take the road toward Yosemite Valley. Turn right on Wawona Road and then left to Glacier Point.
Maps:
TopoZone.com map
Trail condition:
Very good.
Description and other notes:
This is an easy hike. It is recommended to everybody who feels in good shape for an easy hike and wants to avoid the crowds from Glacier Point. Also, the views are better here than at the Glacier Point. this hike can be continued to Taft Point (additional 3 miles both ways) or to Yosemite Valley via Dewey and Stanford Points (additional 12 miles one way).
Comments
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 Yosemite Falls.
 The final climb on Sentinel Dome.
 On top of Sentinel Dome.
 View toward east from Sentinel Dome.
 Yosemite Valley from Sentinel Dome.
 Half Dome and Nevada Fall from Sentinel Dome.
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