However, not many have heard of Sentinel Dome, another viewpoint reached by a hiking trail that allows perfect views of Yosemite Falls, the Sierra Nevada, and El Capitan Mountain, one of the park ...

on Sentinel Drive (near Cook's Meadow) from shuttle stop No. 11. To hike Half Dome, the trail is about 14 to 16 miles long and features elevation gains totaling 4,800 feet (for reference ...

Tenaya Lake and Sentinel Dome. The 12.2-mile round-trip hiking trail with a 3,100-foot elevation gain brings you to the top of a thin granite peak. To get to a view 1,000 feet higher than Half ...