Hamilton Dome is a mountain in California, United States.
Description Hamilton Dome is a summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Tulare County of California. It is situated above Hamilton Lakes along the west side of the Great Western Divide in Sequoia National Park. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately above the Hamilton Lakes in , and above Hamilton Creek in . Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains into tributaries of the Middle Fork of the Kaweah River. The first ascent of the summit was accomplished in 1936 by Dick Johnson and party via the east gully.R. J. Secor, The High Sierra Peaks, Passes, Trails, 2009, Third Edition, Mountaineers Books, , p. 105. This landform's toponym has not been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, however Hamilton Lakes and Hamiliton Creek are official names which commemorate James Hamilton who owned nearby Redwood Meadow and Wet Meadow (later renamed Little Bearpaw Meadow).
Climbing routes Rock climbing routes on Hamilton Dome:Hamilton Dome Rock Climbing, Mountain Project, Retrieved July 18, 2025.
East Gully - - Dick Johnson and party - (1936) North Arete - class 5.10 - Don Lauria, T.M. Herbert - (1971) Before the Jury - class 5.11 - Dave Nettle, Richard Leversee - (1996)1997 American Alpine Journal, The Mountaineers Books, , p. 144. North Arete Left Side - class 5.10 - Brian C., Chris W., Paul L. - (2003) Subliminal Verses - class 5.10 - Vitaliy Musiyenko, Brian Prince - (2015)Hamilton Dome, West Face, New Routes, Vitaliy Musiyenko, 2016, publications.americanalpineclub.org, Retrieved July 18, 2025.
Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hamilton Dome is located in an alpine climate zone. Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel east toward the Sierra Nevada mountains. As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks (orographic lift), causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snowfall onto the range.
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See also List of mountain peaks of California
References
External links Hamilton Dome Rock Climbing: Mountainproject.com Weather forecast: Hamilton Lakes