California Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in California

Central Coast 467 / 683 / 328 / 1,127 / 0 / 28 / 1 / 2 / 2,364

Eastern Sierra 1,331 / 2,375 / 368 / 2,583 / 40 / 15 / 35 / 322 / 6,474

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

High Desert 206 / 1,168 / 174 / 281 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 1,750

High Sierra 482 / 0 / 0 / 93 / 36 / 12 / 13 / 598 / 598

Inland Empire 119 / 242 / 107 / 931 / 0 / 8 / 0 / 0 / 1,359

Joshua Tree National Park 4,607 / 741 / 735 / 1,588 / 0 / 28 / 0 / 1 / 7,470

Lake Tahoe 1,264 / 1,088 / 489 / 1,697 / 2 / 18 / 8 / 33 / 4,183

Los Angeles Basin 182 / 908 / 245 / 1,009 / 19 / 16 / 4 / 23 / 2,242

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

Northwest California 152 / 586 / 142 / 200 / 0 / 4 / 0 / 23 / 998

San Bernardino Mountains 704 / 834 / 175 / 663 / 1 / 3 / 0 / 209 / 2,328

San Diego County 640 / 463 / 453 / 1,325 / 0 / 24 / 0 / 8 / 2,597

San Francisco Bay Area 207 / 583 / 463 / 1,385 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 2,299

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 883 / 516 / 149 / 217 / 1 / 18 / 0 / 157 / 1,651

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

Yosemite National Park 1,741 / 411 / 232 / 704 / 4 / 153 / 1 / 268 / 2,905

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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

High Sierra

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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 1,943 ● Southeast Buttress Trad, Alpine 5 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 > Cathedral Peak > Southeast Slopes
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 1,337 ● Corrugation Corner Trad 3 pitches Lake Tahoe > … 1 > Main Formation > Main Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 773 ● Matthes Crest Traverse - South t… Trad, Alpine Yosemite NP > … > Cathedral Range > Matthes Crest
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 544 ● Open Book Trad 3 pitches Tahquitz & Suic… > Tahquitz Rock > (h) Open Book Area
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 980 ● Regular Route Trad 12 pitches Yosemite NP > … > Fairview Dome > N Face
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 1,168 ● 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 775 ● Bird of Fire Trad Joshua Tree NP > … 1 2 > Isles in the Sky > Isles in the Sky (Nor…
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 1,118 ● Illusion Dweller Trad Joshua Tree NP > … 1 > Sentinel > Sentinel - W Face
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 535 ● Outer Limits Trad 3 pitches Yosemite NP > … 1 > Aj. Cookie Area > Cookie Cliff
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 486 ● 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 440 ● 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