Area 13
Area 13 is a California climbing crag with 10 sport routes across 5 grades.
Photo: GSEC, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 10 routes
- 5.6 – 5.10a
- Sport
Is Area 13 open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Effect
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-26-23 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Help Halt Golden Mussel Invasion
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-04 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-05 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Area 13
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.
Jan
41° / 17°
Feb
41° / 18°
Mar
45° / 22°
Apr
51° / 27°
May
60° / 35°
Jun
70° / 42°
Jul
78° / 49°
Aug
77° / 47°
Sep
71° / 40°
Oct
61° / 30°
Nov
49° / 23°
Dec
41° / 17°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA, 10.1 mi away at 7,804 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Area 13 is a sport climbing area in California's Inyo National Forest, within the Mono Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route set is divided into three parts: the Right Side, the Center and the Left Side, each about a tenth of a mile from the other. The climbing runs from about 5.6 up to 5.10a, with 10 routes in all. Among them are So it Goes at 5.6, Keough Memorial Buttress and Louie The Lumberjack at 5.8, and X-4 at 5.10a. The warmest stretch comes in July, when typical highs reach 78°F and lows sit near 49°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station at Mammoth Lakes. Winter there is cold, with typical highs around 41°F and lows in the teens. For more to do in the area, Big Springs Campground is about 3 miles away. Glass Creek Campground and the D-Deadman Summit to Bald Mtn hike are each about 5 miles off, and Hot Creek offers canoeing roughly 9 miles away.
Routes (10)
Area 13 - Far Right End(2)
Area 13- - Right Tier(4)
Area 14(1)
Right Recess(3)
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