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May Lake Area Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in May Lake Area

Boy Scout Buttress 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Coyote Rocks 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 4

Mt. Hoffman 14 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 14 / 14

Roadrunner Rock 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Southern Cross 10 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 10 / 10

Tuolumne Peak 27 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 27

Unknown Crag 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

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Elevation:	8,238 ft	2,511 m
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Description

Areas around May Lake in Tuolumne, often accessed from the May Lake trailhead.

Getting There

May Lake Trailhead.

61 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at May Lake Area

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

3rd 1- 1 I 1 M 1a 4 ● NE face Trad, Alpine 2 pitches Mt Hoffman > N E Ridge
4th 1 2 I 2 M 1b 8 ● West Ridge Trad Tuolumne Peak > W Face
Easy 5th 1+ 3 I 5 M 1c 8 ● NE Ridge Trad, Alpine 3 pitches Mt Hoffman > N E Ridge
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 6 ● Regular Route Trad, Alpine Mt Hoffman > Hoffman's Thumb