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Miter Basin Rock Climbing

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Areas in Miter Basin

Iridescent Wall 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 3

Marie Maynard Daly Peak 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 3

Miter, The 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 4

Sky Blue Diamond 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4 / 4

Sky Blue Spire 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 2

Sky Blue Spire 2 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1

Sky Blue Spire 3 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 1

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Elevation:	11,544 ft	3,519 m
GPS:	36.5329, -118.27386 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

AKA Sky Blue Lake Basin.

The Rock Creek Drainage runs through it (not to be confused with Rock Creek near Tom's Place)..

Secluded and beautiful.

Getting There

Can be approached from the Langley/JMT, Lone Pine, or Whitney trails.

The shortest approach (although by no means trivial) is most likely from Horseshoe Meadows, over Old Army Pass, up towards Langley, then cut down west to Soldier Lake, then up a gully north of that lake (just before reaching it) and into Miter Basin.

A two day hike over Cottonwood Pass stopping at Chicken Spring Lake then on to Miter Basin would be the casual and longer approach.

18 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Miter Basin

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

5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 5 ● Iridescent Flow Trad, Alpine 9 pitches Iridescent Wall
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 6 ● Sapphire Crack Trad, Alpine 7 pitches Sky Blue Spire
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 6 ● Altared State Trad, Alpine 7 pitches Sky Blue Diamond
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 6 ● Stupa Troopers Trad, Alpine 7 pitches Sky Blue Diamond