McLeod Lake  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  9,300' Lat, Long:  37.6076, -119.0282 Map Page Views:  2,352. Good page? (2 likes)    Administrators:  Aron Quiter, Euan Cameron, Adam Winters, M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Euan Cameron on Aug 12, 2008 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event  Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 61° | 37° 54° | 32° 54° | 30° 55° | 34° 55° | 30°

The crag at McLeod Lake with Mammoth Mountain in t...

Description 

This small wall is situated just East of McLeod lake over a small ridge on the downhill side. The climbs are all on good quality granite, although some are a little dirty.

The wall faces East and provides a shady place to climb in the summer, but the base of the wall can hold snow until late in June.

It provides a good alternative to Horseshoe Slabs, if that popular area is occupied.

Getting There 

From the town of Mammoth Lakes follow Main Street, and continue straight at the traffic lights onto Lake Mary Road. Follow this to its end, and park at the Horseshoe Lake parking lot.

From the parking lot take the trail heading towards McLeod Lake (South West). After about 200 yards at the Catch and Release sign take a faint trail on the left. After passing over some small rocks and a fallen tree, the trail becomes more obvious as it follows a buried water pipe (a concrete service cover will be passed after about 30 yards). Follow the buried pipe until a silver post with two yellow bands is reached. Here take a left fork and follow a faint drainage channel. Cross over a stream (normally dry by August), and continue left along the bottom of some broken rocks.

The main cliff band is soon reached. The prominent arete / overhang taken by The Gathering, is easily identified.

The Classics

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Kilt Lifter 5.10c  CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : McLeod Lake

Start left of Slap and Tickle (5.10a) in a left-facing corner and climb a slabby ramp to a vertical headwall with several underclings. Work up the headwall to a devious crux section and mantle onto the ledge just left of Slap & Tickle and then wander up low-angled slab to finish on a short section of off-vertical face just left of Slap & Tickle's finish. ...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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McLeod Lake on a perfect summers day	BETA PHOTO: A Topo for the Highlander section at McLeod Lake	BETA PHOTO: A Topo for the Squeeze section at McLeod Lake
BETA PHOTO: A Topo for the Highlander section at McLeod Lake	BETA PHOTO: A Topo for the Highlander section at McLeod Lake	BETA PHOTO: Right end Topo
BETA PHOTO: Far Right Slab Topo	BETA PHOTO: Rightside Topo	Mammoth Crest from Macleod Lake.
Western Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) and mosquito...	Evening at McLeod Lake, Mammoth Lakes Basin	The ghost forest on the way to McLeod Lake, Mammot...
Mammoth Crest from McLeod Lake in late Spring.	Trailhead sign for McLeod Lake, Mammoth Lakes Area	Downded tree at McLeod Lake, Mammoth Lakes Basin