California Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in California

Central Coast 473 / 686 / 328 / 1,129 / 0 / 28 / 1 / 2 / 2,374

Eastern Sierra 1,331 / 2,382 / 368 / 2,589 / 40 / 15 / 35 / 322 / 6,487

Ebbets Pass Highway (4) 4 / 1 / 3 / 141 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 147

High Desert 207 / 1,169 / 175 / 281 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 1,753

High Sierra 484 / 0 / 0 / 93 / 36 / 12 / 13 / 600 / 600

Inland Empire 119 / 242 / 107 / 938 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 1,366

Joshua Tree National Park 4,626 / 741 / 736 / 1,602 / 0 / 28 / 0 / 1 / 7,506

Lake Tahoe 1,265 / 1,090 / 489 / 1,698 / 2 / 18 / 8 / 33 / 4,187

Los Angeles Basin 182 / 909 / 245 / 1,009 / 19 / 16 / 4 / 23 / 2,243

Northeast California 350 / 229 / 161 / 519 / 4 / 6 / 0 / 58 / 1,184

Northwest California 152 / 594 / 143 / 200 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 23 / 1,006

San Bernardino Mountains 704 / 836 / 175 / 687 / 1 / 3 / 0 / 209 / 2,354

San Diego County 648 / 464 / 455 / 1,334 / 0 / 24 / 0 / 8 / 2,615

San Francisco Bay Area 207 / 583 / 463 / 1,392 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 2,305

San Jacinto Mountains 52 / 19 / 23 / 1,316 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 21 / 1,395

Sequoia & Kings Canyon NP 241 / 43 / 25 / 199 / 4 / 30 / 2 / 57 / 493

Sonora Pass Highway (108) 194 / 229 / 76 / 232 / 3 / 4 / 0 / 10 / 676

Southern-Western Sierra 884 / 516 / 149 / 217 / 1 / 18 / 0 / 158 / 1,652

Tahquitz & Suicide Rocks 617 / 14 / 54 / 0 / 20 / 8 / 17 / 115 / 671

Yosemite National Park 1,745 / 411 / 232 / 705 / 4 / 153 / 1 / 268 / 2,910

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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
Eastern Sierra
The Needles
Lover's Leap

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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.

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 1,946 ● Southeast Buttress Trad, Alpine 5 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 > Cathedral Peak > Southeast Slopes
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 1,338 ● Corrugation Corner Trad 3 pitches Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Main Formation > Main Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 774 ● Matthes Crest Traverse - South t… Trad, Alpine Yosemite NP > … > Cathedral Range > Matthes Crest
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 1,170 ● Central Pillar of Frenzy Trad 5 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 > P. Cathedral Area > 6. Middle Cathedral Rock
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a C1 474 ● 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 615 ● The Nose Trad, Aid 31 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 > B. El Capitan > 2. Southwest Face
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 780 ● Bird of Fire Trad Joshua Tree NP > … 1 2 > Isles in the Sky > Isles in the Sky (Nor…
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 563 ● Third Pillar, Regular Route Trad 5 pitches Eastern Sierra > Lee Vining Cany… > Dana Plateau
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 1,127 ● Illusion Dweller Trad Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Sentinel > Sentinel - W Face
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 462 ● Rubicon Trad Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Split Rocks West > Rubicon Formation
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 536 ● Outer Limits Trad 3 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 > Aj. Cookie Area > Cookie Cliff
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 487 ● Oz Trad 5 pitches Yosemite NP > Tuolumne Meadows > Drug Dome
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 433 ● Positive Vibrations Trad, Alpine 12 pitches High Sierra > 02 - The Sawtoo… > Incredible Hulk
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 442 ● Coarse and Buggy Trad Joshua Tree NP > … 1 2 > Dihedral Rock > Dihedral Rock - E Face
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a 381 ● The North Face Trad 8 pitches Yosemite NP > … > Lower Merced Ri… > Ba. The Rostrum