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Wishon Reservoir Rock Climbing

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Areas in Wishon Reservoir

Camp 6 Wall 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Campsites 12 - 15 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Dr. Seuss Wall 9 / 1 / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

Falcon Breast Rock 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Finger Rock 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Hoffman Mountain 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 4

Roadside Rock 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Summer Solstice Wall 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Wishon Wall 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

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Elevation:	6,522 ft	1,988 m
GPS:	37.01467, -118.96757 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Near Courtright Reservoir, but 1700 feet lower in elevation and open earlier in the season. Numerous crags are scattered around the lake. Hoffman Mountain and Finger Rock are also approached from the trailhead at Wishon Reservoir.

The area is described in the 2017 Courtright Reservoir & Vicinity guidebook by Dwight Kroll, (K. Daniels & associates publishing)

Getting There

From Fresno/Clovis, take 168 East until entering the town of Shaver Lake; take a right (east) on Dinkey Creek Road, following it for 11 miles, then right on McKinley Grove Road for another 11 miles to where the road to Courtright goes left, while continuing straight for a couple miles takes you to Wishon Reservoir.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Wishon Reservoir

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

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 11 ● Golden Tower Direct Trad, Alpine 3 pitches Hoffman Mountain
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 6 ● Grinch Trad, TR Dr. Seuss Wall