🏔️ Mountain📸 Tourist Attraction

Half Dome

Mariposa County, United States

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Overview

Granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California. It sits in high country, where snow can close access roads well into early summer.

Why visit: The Rockies, the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade volcanoes — glaciated peaks with roads and trails right up to them.

Things to do

›Start at dawn — afternoon thunderstorms are a real hazard above the treeline
›Check the road and pass status before driving up
›Acclimatise before hiking high; altitude sickness starts around 2,500m
›Carry layers: summits run far colder than the trailhead

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Travel Information

Best time

July – September; high trails hold snow well into summer

Weather

Alpine and continental — warm days of 18–25°C in July and August, cold nights year-round, with snow closing high roads and passes from roughly October until June.

Entry fee

Free on national forest land; park entry ~₹2,500 per vehicle

Hours

Daylight hours; many access roads close in winter

Est. budget

₹3,000 – ₹9,000

Duration

Full day

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