Moderate to Hard, 9.84 mi out and back
2,188 ft elevation gain
Hiked 10/26/24
Sitting on the opposite side of the valley from the famous Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, the trail to North Dome is filled with views of the marvelous behemoth. Along the way, make sure to take the slight detour up to Indian Arch, a delicate arch atop a rock outcrop that also overlooks Half Dome.
A wide shot looking underneath Indian Arch towards the trail that led to it. A roughly 5 ft tall rock structure may be seen on the right with a slot that has slowly eroded in to it.
Half Dome seen from afar, framed by evergreens and with the peaks of a nearby mountain seen behind the dome in the distance.
Half Dome surrounded on all sides by various peaks in the distance, with the slanted rock face on a lower portion of North Dome in the foreground.