Basket Dome facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Basket Dome |
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Basket Dome to the right of North Dome
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,612 ft (2,320 m) NGVD 29 |
| Prominence | 212 ft (65 m) |
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 Basket Dome
Location in California
Basket Dome
Location in the United States
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| Location | Mariposa County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Yosemite Falls |
Basket Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, United States.
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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