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Lone Pine Peak Rock Climbing

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Routes in Lone Pine Peak

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	Bastille Buttress - Beckey Route T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b A0
	Bastille Buttress - Papillon T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Czech Pillar T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Direct South Face T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A0
	Land of Little Rain T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Michael Strassman Memorial Route T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	NE Ridge (full) T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	North Ridge T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	North Ridge (full) T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Winter Chimney T WI3 M5-6
	Winter Route T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b AI2 M3

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Access Issue: Certain Peaks: Access limited from May to October every year Details

Some of the peaks in this area are restricted (not all). See the Inyo National Forest's Mount Whitney Zone regulations webpage fs.usda.gov/detail/inyo/pas… for current information. Access is usually limited from May to October of every year from the highest elevations of most of the Lone Pine Creek watershed.

Description

**12,949 ft (3,947 m)**

Easily visible from the Owens Valley and often mistaken by tourists as Mount Whitney, Lone Pine Peak hosts a variety of long climbs on white granite.

Getting There

Lone Pine Peak is the massive formation that looms over the town of Lone Pine. Routes on the north side can be approached from the Mt. Whitney Portal Road. The longer routes on the south face of the mountain are approached via dirt roads and the Stone House area.

Tourists on 395 often mistake Lone Pine Peak for Mount Whitney.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Lone Pine Peak

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

WI3 M5-6 7 ● Winter Chimney Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 6 pitches
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 139 ● North Ridge Trad, Alpine
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 20 ● NE Ridge (full) Trad, Alpine
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b AI2 M3 15 ● Winter Route Trad, Mixed, Ice, Alpine 7 pitches
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 5 ● North Ridge (full) Trad, Alpine
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A0 11 ● Direct South Face Trad, Aid, Alpine 16 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 24 ● Michael Strassman Memorial Route Trad, Alpine 6 pitches
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b A0 36 ● Bastille Buttress - Beckey Route Trad, Aid, Alpine 15 pitches