Whitney & Surrounding Peaks
Whitney & Surrounding Peaks has 48 climbing routes in California.
Photo: GSEC, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 48 routes
- 5.4 – 5.12-
- Alpine · Bouldering
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Whitney & Surrounding Peaks is a climbing area in California's John Muir Wilderness, within the Mt. Whitney Ranger District of Inyo National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits about 1.4 miles from the Mt. Whitney climbing area and 1.7 miles from the North Fork Lone Pine Creek hike. The climbing here is alpine, with 48 routes in total, and the grade range runs from 5.4 to 5.12 on the YDS scale. The Diagonal Route is a 5.7, and Blood of the Monkey is the hardest at 5.12. Three boulder problems round out the mix. The Beach and Mt Carillon are other climbing areas within about 2 miles. For a base, Whitney Trailhead Walk In Campground is about 2.2 miles away, and Lone Pine Group Campground is about 2.5 miles away.
Routes (48)
Aiguille Extra(1)
Aiguille Junior (pk 14000+)(1)
Cirque Peak(1)
Cleaver, The(1)
Day Needle (aka Crooks Peak)(2)
Impala, The(3)
Keeler Needle(3)
Killer Pillar(1)
Lower Boy Scout Lake Boulders(3)
Mt Carl Heller and Tulainyo Tower(3)
Mt. Barnard East Peak (aka Peak 13,680 +)(2)
Mt. Chamberlin(3)
Mt. Irvine(1)
Peak 3986(2)
Pinnacle Ridge(3)
Springbok, The(2)
Thor Peak(2)
Tuttle Obelisk(1)
Upper Boy Scout Lake(1)
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