California · Rock climbing · Truckee

Gully - Left Side

Gully - Left Side in California has 7 climbing routes with mixed and trad protection.

7 routes
5.6 – 5.11a
Trad · Mixed

Is Gully - Left Side open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Tahoe National Forest.

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Best time to visit Gully - Left Side

Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    41° / 17°

    11 wet

  2. Feb

    43° / 18°

    10 wet

  3. Mar

    48° / 22°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    53° / 26°

    7 wet

  5. May

    63° / 33°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 38°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    82° / 44°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    81° / 42°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 36°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 29°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 23°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    39° / 17°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Donner Mem Sp, CA, 4.6 mi away at 5,937 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Gully - Left Side is a climbing area in California's Tahoe National Forest, within the Truckee Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the Gully - Right Side and North Face Main climbing areas sit about 0.1 mile away, so this part of the Gully is easy to pair with other routes in the same cluster. The climbing here is mostly trad, with one mixed route. Seven routes are listed, ranging from 5.6 to 5.11a. Composure is the easiest at 5.6, and Bypass is the hardest at 5.11a. Jam Session and Molar Concentration are both 5.10b. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. A nearby weather station records typical July highs around 82°F with lows near 44°F, while winter highs typically sit in the low 40s. That station sits nearly 1,000 feet lower, so temperatures on the crag run cooler. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000 is about 0.4 mile away, and Lake Mary Trail is 0.9 mile off. Milton Reservoir, 1.4 miles away, offers fishing, and Granite Flat campground is about 6 miles away.

Routes (7)

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