Sphinx, The

Lee Vining, California

California

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  • Inside Inyo National Forest

    3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • No access route mapped

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7 routes
5.7 – 5.10b
Alpine

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About this crag

Sphinx, The is a climbing area in California with 7 routes spanning 5 distinct difficulty grades. The crag features alpine no fixed protection style.

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Where it is

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Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Inyo National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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