Yosemite National Park is known for its iconic granite rock formations from the towering El Capitan that attracts world-class rock climbers to the infamous curved tooth of Half Dome that tempts ...

Part of the appeal of the Jeffrey pine, many say, was its improbable location. It grew atop a solid granite dome, seemingly without soil, on the second highest point (8,122 feet) on the rim of ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK / Deadly trek up Half Dome / Rangers re-examining safety of popular hike after a fatal fall from ... becoming the third fatality within a year off the 4,800-foot granite dome.

Enchanted Rock’s significance dates way back. Around a billion years ago, magma resting miles below the earth’s surface pushed up into the rock above and cooled, forming a granite dome.

For Haley LaFlamme, 26, it likely was the unseasonable rain that brewed on Sunday, when her group of four secured a rare permit to ascend the enormous, smooth granite dome, the park's iconic feature.

However, the steep ascent and slippery granite of Half Dome also make this one of the most dangerous hikes in Yosemite. In fact, there have been at least 25 deaths at the Half Dome summit.

Located along the border of Gillespie and Llano counties in Central Texas, the park is known for its massive pink granite dome that rises 425 feet above the land around it.

In April 1924, a road crew was working in Sequoia National Park, near the spectacular granite dome of Moro Rock, when a large shape emerged from the woods.