540 THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



t^hipite; dome: 



Photo by Joseph N. L,e Conte 



The clean, white granite walls of this noble dome rise as vertical precipices about 3,700 

 feet. The dome is the most impressive feature of Tehipite Canon in the High Sierra and is 

 the grandest rock face outside of the Yosemite Valley itself, and in many respects is not 

 inferior to El Capitan or the Half Dome. 



