Cima Dome

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Cima Dome is a broad, gently rounded granitic landform in California’s Mojave Desert, noted as one of the most symmetrical and classic examples of a geological dome.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological dome
granite dome
landform
category Domes of the United States
Granite formations of the United States
Landforms of San Bernardino County, California
climate arid desert climate
closestSettlement Cima, California
country United States of America
surface form: United States
elevation approximately 1500 meters above sea level
approximately 5000 feet above sea level
formedBy long-term erosion of granitic rock
geologicAge Mesozoic granite core
geologicalComposition granite
hasFeature broad summit area
radially symmetric slopes
hasVegetation Joshua trees
desert scrub
landformType inselberg-like dome
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Mojave Desert
San Bernardino County
surface form: San Bernardino County, California

United States of America
surface form: United States
management National Park Service
surface form: U.S. National Park Service
near Cima, California
Interstate 15
Kelso, California
notableFor classic example of geological dome
symmetrical dome shape
partOf Cima volcanic field region
Mojave National Preserve
protectedArea Mojave National Preserve
region Mojave Desert
surface form: eastern Mojave Desert
shape broad gently rounded dome
slopeCharacter very gentle uniform slopes
state California, United States
surface form: California
surroundedBy Mojave Desert terrain
topographicProminence rises gradually from surrounding desert plain
usedAs classic example in geomorphology textbooks
usedFor geology education
within Mojave National Preserve boundary

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