Half Dome, Yosemite
The granite icon above Yosemite Valley.
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- Region
- Yosemite
- Position
- 37.7459, -119.5332
- Area
- 10 × 10 km
- Real elevation
- 1,206 to 3,013 m (1,807 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:66,700
- Heights
- True to scale
- Elevation data
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, 1–10 m per point
- Suggested color
- Natural
- Group
- Natural wonders
About Half Dome, Yosemite
Half Dome is a quartz monzonite batholith at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is a well-known rock formation in the park, named for its distinct shape. One side is a sheer face while the other three sides are smooth and round, making it appear like a dome cut in half. It stands at over 8,800 feet above sea level and is composed of quartz monzonite, an igneous rock that solidified several thousand feet within the Earth. At its core are the remains of a magma chamber that cooled slowly and crystallized beneath the Earth's surface. The solidified magma chamber was then exposed and cut in half by erosion, therefore leading to the geographic name Half Dome.
From Wikipedia: Half Dome, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Half Dome, Yosemite
Where is Half Dome?
Half Dome is in Yosemite at 37.7459, -119.5332. The model covers a 10 by 10 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Half Dome model?
The land in this model runs from 1,206 to 3,013 m (1,807 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed true to scale.
Can I 3D print Half Dome?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 32.1 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:66,700. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Half Dome model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: the USGS 3D Elevation Program, mostly airborne laser scans at 1 to 10 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Half Dome model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Half Dome terrain model good for?
People use it as a desk piece, a gift for a traveler or a way to show students how the land is shaped.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Half Dome, Yosemite from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. In the United States the heights come from the USGS 3D Elevation Program, mostly airborne laser scans that resolve every 1 to 10 meters.
The model covers a 10 by 10 kilometer square centered on 37.7459, -119.5332. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:66,700. The heights are true to scale. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
