Mammoth Lakes Area  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  8,100' Lat, Long:  37.6468, -118.9659 Map Page Views:  314,679. Good page?    Administrators:  Aron Quiter, Euan Cameron, Adam Winters, M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Euan Cameron on Nov 19, 2007 Make this area a Favorite What's New  Printer View Add Area  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 61° | 39° 64° | 43° 70° | 45° 72° | 46° 66° | 50°

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Description 

Mammoth Lakes is primarily a summer and fall climbing area. All types of climbing can be found here from short sport routes on volcanic tuff, to medium length alpine routes on perfect granite. Mammoth Lakes has a bit of everything for everybody.

Depending on the snow fall of the previous winter climbing begins generally in late April and May, and continues through until November (depending on Snow fall). Some of the bouldering areas closer to the 395 are open all year around.

Crystal Crag is a fine example of the granite crags, while Clark Canyon is the best of the tuff sport crags.

The Mammoth area covers a fair amount of climbing stretching from Rock Creek in the south, all the way to Matrimony Wall, in the north.

The Minarets, Mt Ritter and Banner from the slopes above Mammoth Lakes. Submitted By: Euan Cameron on Jul 17, 2009

Getting There 

Mammoth Lakes sits 3.5 miles west of the 395 along the 203, about 40 minutes North of Bishop.

The Classics

Featured Route For Mammoth Lakes Area

Chicks With Guns 5.12a  CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : Gong Show Wall

Climb the first 20ft. of 'Main Attraction.' When the climbing starts getting steeper, head out left onto the slightly overhanging flake feature with good holds and bad feet. When the flake runs dry, boulder your way to the "baseball" knob and rock over onto the slab. Don't clip the bolt out left, but do clip the bolt above your head once you are standing on the "baseball." The ending is a link-up....[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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Mammoth area skyline. From left to right: Mammot...	Year-round fun	Mammoth Mountain from the Duck Pass Trail
The Sherwins from Mammoth Knolls	The town of Mammoth Lakes with the White Mountains...	Typical scenery along the trail to Crystal Crag, M...
Mammoth Crest from Macleod Lake.	Clouds over Mammoth Mountain and the Minarets, Sie...	Mammoth Mtn. from Lake Barrett, Mammoth Lakes Basi...
Boat dock at Lake George, Mammoth Lakes Basin	One of the locals, Mammoth Lakes Basin	On the way to Sky Meadows, Mammoth Lakes Basin
Double Nut Brown Ale from Mammoth Brewing. Photo b...	Epic IPA from Mammoth Brewing. Photo by Blitzo.	Paranoid Pale Ale. Photo by Blitzo.
Sunset over Mammoth	Sunrise from parking lot at Clark Canyon.	The Minarets, Mt Ritter and Banner from the slopes...
Old mine workings in the hills above Mammoth Lakes...	Wildflowers on Panorama Dome with the Mammoth Cres...	Ominous stormy skies above Mammoth Rock.
The head of Convict Lake	Mt Morrison catching the last rays of sun	Storm clouds gather over Mt Ritter, scene from the...
Devils Postpile National Monument, Sierra Eastside	Crystal Crag from Lake Mamie in the Mammoth Lakes ...	Trenchtown Rock from Minaret Vista, Mammoth Lakes ...
Try Golden Trout. Photo by Blitzo.	Try Hair Of The Bear Dopple Bock. Photo by Blitzo.	Try Floating Rock Hefe Weizen. Photo by Blitzo.
Mammoth Lakes area, Hot Creek	Crystal Crag	The Minarets, Mt Ritter and Mt Banner from the slo...