California · Rock climbing · Yosemite National Park

The Arena

Arena, The in California has 7 climbing routes with 6 difficulty grades.

The ArenaPhoto: jimmyharris, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
7 routes
5.10d – 5.13b
Alpine

Is Arena, The 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 The Arena

Best months: June–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° / 13°

  2. Feb

    38° / 12°

  3. Mar

    42° / 15°

  4. Apr

    45° / 22°

  5. May

    54° / 27°

  6. Jun

    65° / 33°

  7. Jul

    71° / 38°

  8. Aug

    70° / 36°

  9. Sep

    65° / 32°

  10. Oct

    57° / 26°

  11. Nov

    47° / 20°

  12. Dec

    40° / 12°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 5.8 mi away at 8,694 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Arena is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park, within the Yosemite Wilderness, on land managed by the National Park Service. It sits in the high country of the park, where several climbing destinations cluster close together. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical July averages from the Tuolumne Meadows weather station, about 6 miles away, run to a high of 71°F and a low of 38°F, while winter months there average highs in the low 40s and lows below 15°F. The closest neighbors are the Phobos/Deimos Cliff and Knobs climbing areas, each about 0.2 miles away, and the Eliminator Boulder. For a longer outing, the Polly Dome Lakes Trail lies about a mile off, and Tuolumne Meadows Campground is roughly 5 miles away.

Routes (7)

Love Supreme Boulder(1)

Love Supreme5.13b

Facts about this crag

Rules & access

Fee
Yes

Source: National Park Service API

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