Bishop Pass & Evolution
Bishop Pass & Evolution in California has 36 routes with alpine no fixed protection.
Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 36 routes
- 5.4 – 5.11
- Alpine
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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 · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Bishop Pass & Evolution is a climbing area in California's John Muir Wilderness, within the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits inside designated wilderness, which sets it apart as a backcountry destination rather than a developed recreation site. The climbing here is alpine in style, with 31 of the 36 routes falling into that category. Five are ice routes. The YDS grades run from 5.4 to 5.11, with the median at 5.9. Among the named routes are NE Ridge at 5.4, North Couloir (Engram Couloir) at 5.6, and Lamorck Subpeak, Mindy (free variation) at 5.11. Several other destinations lie within a few miles. Moonlight Lake and Hungry Packer Lake are both mountain biking areas about 2 miles away. Trapezoid Peak and Hurd Lake, climbing areas, are each within about 3 miles. Willow Campground, roughly 4.5 miles off, offers a place to stay.
Routes (36)
Citadel, The(3)
Clyde Spires(1)
Mt. Darwin(1)
Mt. Goethe(1)
Mt. Haeckel(2)
Mt. Lamarck(1)
Mt. Mendel(1)
Mt. Thompson(1)
Peak 11,874(1)
Peak 12,486(1)
Peak 13,040'(1)
Peak 13,048(1)
Peak 13,360(1)
Picture Peak(2)
Point Powell(1)
Table Mountain(1)
Vagabond Peak (aka Thunder and Lightning Peak)(1)
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