California · Rock climbing · Bishop

Avalanche Wall

Avalanche Wall in California has 7 climbing routes with 6 difficulty grades.

7 routes
5.9 – 5.12a
Sport · Trad · Mixed

Is Avalanche Wall 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 Avalanche Wall

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, 23.6 mi away at 7,804 ft. The station sits about 500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Avalanche Wall is a climbing area in the John Muir Wilderness, within the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land. The area offers a mix of sport and trad routes, with a few mixed lines, and the grade range runs from 5.9 up to 5.12a. Some of the named routes are Echoes (5.9 sport), Robert Plant (5.9 trad), and Swan Song (5.12a mixed). The most comfortable months for a visit are typically July and August, when typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mammoth Lakes run from a high of 77 to 78°F and a low in the upper 40s. Winter there is cold, with typical highs around 41°F and lows near 17°F from December through February. The closest climbing areas are Clifflet and The Outpost, each about 0.3 miles away. For overnight trips, Mosquito Flat Backpacker Campground and Rock Creek Lake Campground sit about 5 miles off.

Routes (7)

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