California · Mountaineering

Atop The Northwest Ridge

Is Atop The Northwest Ridge open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Effect
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-26-23 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Help Halt Golden Mussel Invasion
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-04 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-05 · USFS · Inyo National Forest

As of Oct 24, 8:35 pm PDT · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

NearbyThunderbolt Peak · Mount Sill · Mount Tyndall

Photo of the crag

Mt. Tyndall — the crag this route is on — Mt. Tyndall, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: glenngould, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Keep exploring — more climbs worth the drive

Thunderbolt Peak

~56 min drive

Route to the summit of Thunderbolt Peak (14,003 ft) from Big Pine Creek Trailhead.

Mount Sill

~56 min drive

Route to the summit of Mount Sill (14,160 ft) from Big Pine Creek Trailhead.

Also worth it near here

Photo: Self, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Mount Tyndall

~0 min drive

Wright Lakes

~4 min drive

Shepherd Pass

Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Shepherd Pass

~5 min drive

Photo: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Mt. Russell

~9 min drive