Ap. New Diversions
Ap. New Diversions in California has 13 climbing routes across 9 grades.
Photo: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 13 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12c
- Trad · Sport
Is Ap. New Diversions open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Yosemite National Park.
As of · Source: NPS · Yosemite National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Ap. New Diversions
Best months: March–June and September–November. 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.
Jan
48° / 29°
9 wet
Feb
51° / 30°
9 wet
Mar
57° / 33°
10 wet
Apr
63° / 38°
8 wet
May
70° / 45°
6 wet
Jun
80° / 51°
3 wet
Jul
89° / 57°
1 wet
Aug
89° / 57°
1 wet
Sep
83° / 51°
2 wet
Oct
71° / 41°
3 wet
Nov
56° / 32°
6 wet
Dec
46° / 28°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yosemite Park Hq, CA, 6.5 mi away at 4,018 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Ap. New Diversions is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Reed's Pinnacle and Au. Five and Dime Cliff each about 0.2 miles away and Ao. This and That Cliff about 0.3 miles off. A fee is charged for climbing here. The area has 13 routes, 11 of them trad and two sport, with grades ranging from 5.6 to 5.12c. New Diversions, a 5.10a trad route, is one of the named routes, and Burst of Brilliance is a 5.11b trad route. The hardest is Highlander, a 5.12c sport route. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 70°F and October highs around 71°F, while July and August average highs near 89°F.
Routes (13)
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