Cathedral Range
Cathedral Range in California has 24 climbing routes with 14 difficulty grades.
Photo: Doug Olson, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 24 routes
- 5.4 – 5.11b
- Alpine · Bouldering
Is Cathedral Range open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Yosemite National Park.
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Best time to visit Cathedral Range
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.
Jan
41° / 13°
Feb
38° / 12°
Mar
42° / 15°
Apr
45° / 22°
May
54° / 27°
Jun
65° / 33°
Jul
71° / 38°
Aug
70° / 36°
Sep
65° / 32°
Oct
57° / 26°
Nov
47° / 20°
Dec
40° / 12°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 4.4 mi away at 8,694 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Cathedral Range is a climbing area in California's Yosemite National Park, within the Yosemite Wilderness. The National Park Service manages the land, and the area sits inside the park's wilderness boundaries. The climbing here is alpine, with 21 alpine routes and three boulders among the 24 routes listed. Grades run from 5.4 to 5.11 on the YDS scale, and the boulders are V0 to V1. North Face is a 5.4, and Boss Man is the hardest at 5.11. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Tuolumne Meadows show July highs around 71°F and lows near 38°F, while winter highs stay in the low 40s. Cockscomb is the closest climbing area, about 0.8 miles away. Cathedral Peak and Upper Cathedral Lakes, South Shore Buttress are both within about 2 miles. Tuolumne Meadows Campground, about 3.6 miles off, is the nearest place to camp.
Routes (24)
Budd Creek(1)
Cathedral Range Enchainments(2)
Columbia Finger(1)
Echo Peaks(2)
Matthes Crest(4)
Peak 11,357(1)
Tenaya Peak(2)
Upper Cathedral Lake Boulders(3)
Vogelsang Peak(1)
Facts about this crag
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