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3-Eldorado

3-Eldorado in California has 7 sport climbing routes across 5 grades.

7 routes
5.3 – 5.9
Sport

Is 3-Eldorado open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit 3-Eldorado

Best months: April–October. 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° / 21°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 23°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    51° / 28°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    58° / 32°

    4 wet

  5. May

    66° / 40°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    77° / 47°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 54°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    83° / 52°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    76° / 45°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    65° / 36°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 28°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    42° / 22°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lee Vining, CA, 9.9 mi away at 6,797 ft. The station sits about 500 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.

3-Eldorado is a sport climbing area in the Mono Lake Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing areas, with Grimsel (north), Rush and 5-Brower all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all sport, and the routes run from 5.3 to 5.9 on the YDS scale. Right Scramble is the easiest at 5.3, and Center Slab Mid-Right and Center Slab Right are the hardest at 5.9. The area is close to the Reversed Peak Trail and Aerie Crag Rv Campgroung, both about 0.8 mile away, and Lower Rush Creek Loop and Oh Ridge are roughly 2 miles off.

Routes (7)