California Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in California

Central Coast 437 / 656 / 309 / 1,033 / 0 / 24 / 1 / 2 / 2,210

Ebbets Pass Highway (4) 3 / 1 / 3 / 133 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 137

High Desert 180 / 1,062 / 160 / 243 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 1,566

High Sierra 430 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 33 / 10 / 13 / 464 / 464

Inland Empire 117 / 235 / 98 / 811 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 1,227

Joshua Tree National Park 4,273 / 704 / 625 / 1,410 / 0 / 28 / 0 / 1 / 6,833

Lake Tahoe 1,198 / 1,035 / 464 / 1,539 / 1 / 17 / 1 / 28 / 3,903

Los Angeles Basin 176 / 847 / 238 / 890 / 19 / 16 / 4 / 21 / 2,052

Northeast California 330 / 274 / 158 / 448 / 2 / 6 / 0 / 56 / 1,135

Redwood Coast 148 / 496 / 134 / 180 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 21 / 880

San Bernardino Mountains 688 / 746 / 169 / 486 / 1 / 3 / 0 / 197 / 2,044

San Diego County 588 / 430 / 403 / 1,239 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 7 / 2,412

San Francisco Bay Area 191 / 546 / 417 / 1,217 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2,085

San Jacinto Mountains 49 / 17 / 15 / 1,172 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 19 / 1,240

Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP 229 / 43 / 23 / 183 / 4 / 30 / 2 / 51 / 466

Sierra Eastside 1,253 / 2,237 / 354 / 2,493 / 38 / 13 / 30 / 280 / 6,158

Sonora Pass Highway (108) 130 / 203 / 32 / 217 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 6 / 551

Southern-Western Sierra 786 / 473 / 127 / 151 / 0 / 16 / 0 / 289 / 1,435

Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks 600 / 14 / 53 / 0 / 14 / 8 / 11 / 105 / 653

Yosemite National Park 1,598 / 392 / 208 / 576 / 3 / 137 / 0 / 238 / 2,601

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Overview

For sheer variety of rock and stable weather it is hard to beat California as a climbing destination.

Want soaring granite? Head to Yosemite National Park. Want thousands of sport routes and world class bouldering? Head to the Buttermilks or Owens River Gorge on the East side of the Sierra. Looking for limitless climbing under a warm, desert sun, visit Joshua Tree.

Head West to find the goods.

Climbing Gyms

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Major Destination Areas

Yosemite Valley
Tuolumne Meadows
Joshua Tree National Park
Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks
Sierra Eastside
The Needles
Lover's Leap

High Sierra

40,052 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at California

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

V8 7B 81 ● Midnight Lightning Boulder Yosemite NP > … 1 > Camp 4 Boulders > Big Columbia Boulder
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 1,738 ● Southeast Buttress Trad, Alpine 5 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 > Cathedral Peak > Southeast Slopes
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b R 1,246 ● Snake Dike Trad 8 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 > D. Half Dome > 3. Southwest Face
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 1,139 ● Corrugation Corner Trad 3 pitches Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Main Formation > Main Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 678 ● Matthes Crest Traverse - South t… Trad, Alpine Yosemite NP > … > Cathedral Range > Matthes Crest
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C1 421 ● Regular Northwest Face of Half D… Trad, Aid 23 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 > D. Half Dome > 1. Northwest Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2 539 ● The Nose Trad, Aid 31 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 > B. El Capitan > 2. Southwest Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C2 154 ● Salathe Wall Trad, Aid 35 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 > B. El Capitan > 2. Southwest Face
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 755 ● Sons of Yesterday Trad 6 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 2 > Royal Arches > Western Royal Arches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 974 ● Serenity Crack Trad 3 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 2 > Royal Arches > Western Royal Arches
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 367 ● Positive Vibrations Trad, Alpine 12 pitches High Sierra > 02 - The Sawtoo… > Incredible Hulk
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 196 ● Astroman Trad 10 pitches Yosemite NP > … > Valley N Side > I. Washington Column
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 331 ● The North Face Trad 8 pitches Yosemite NP > … > Lower Merced Ri… > Ba. The Rostrum
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 107 ● Separate Reality Trad Yosemite NP > … > Lower Merced Ri… > Ak. Wildcat Falls & A…
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c PG13 60 ● Freerider Trad 30 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 > B. El Capitan > 2. Southwest Face