California · Rock climbing · June Lake

6-Franosch

6-Franosch in California has 16 climbing routes across 8 grades, offering sport and trad options.

16 routes
5.3 – 5.10c
Sport · Trad

Is 6-Franosch 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 6-Franosch

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°

  2. Feb

    41° / 18°

  3. Mar

    45° / 22°

  4. Apr

    51° / 27°

  5. May

    60° / 35°

  6. Jun

    70° / 42°

  7. Jul

    78° / 49°

  8. Aug

    77° / 47°

  9. Sep

    71° / 40°

  10. Oct

    61° / 30°

  11. Nov

    49° / 23°

  12. Dec

    41° / 17°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA, 12.6 mi away at 7,804 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

6-Franosch is a climbing area in the Mono Lake Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, with 8-Moynier and 5-Erb each about 0.1 mile away, and 7-Lewis at the same distance. That makes it easy to pair with other routes in the same stretch of the forest. The climbing here is mostly sport, with 15 sport routes and one trad route among the 16 listed. The grades run from 5.3 up to 5.10c, so there is a range from straightforward to more challenging. Urnas' Edge is the hardest of the named routes, at 5.10c, while Right Ridge and Almost-Right Wide Gully are both 5.3. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mammoth Lakes show July highs around 78°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs stay around 41°F. For a break from the rock, Silver Lake Campground is about 0.7 mile away, and the Silver Lake Horse Trail is about 0.6 mile off.

Routes (16)