Aq. Knob Hill
Aq. Knob Hill in California has 10 climbing routes across 5 grades in mixed, sport, and trad styles.
Photo: mtnscll, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 10 routes
- 5.7 – 5.10a
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Aq. Knob Hill 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 Aq. Knob Hill
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, 6.9 mi away at 4,018 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Knob Hill is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park, managed by the National Park Service in California. It sits among the Cascade Falls climbing areas, with Cascade Falls - Left and Cascade Falls - Right just 0.1 mile away. A fee is charged for climbing here. The climbing here is mostly trad, with seven trad routes and one mixed route, and two sport routes. Grades run from 5.7 to 5.10-, with Anti-Ego Crack at 5.7 and Pot Belly at 5.8 as two of the easier options. The hardest route listed is Unknown at 5.10-. The most comfortable months for a visit are May and September, when typical averages from a nearby weather station show highs around 70°F with only a few wet days. July and August average highs near 89°F. Winter brings highs in the upper 40s and a few wet days each month. The closest nearby routes are the Cascade Falls - Left, Cascade Falls - Right and An. Cascade Area, all about 0.1 mile away. El Capitan Trail is 0.6 mile off.
Routes (10)
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