California · Rock climbing · Groveland

Clementine

Upper-middle difficulty route among 11 climbs at this Tuolumne crag.

5.12b
grade
Trad Gear
style

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Best time to visit Clementine

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, 6 mi away at 8,694 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.

One of 11 routes catalogued at Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, situated in the upper-middle range of the crag's 5.9 to 5.12c/d span.

Photo of the crag

Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne — the crag this route is on
Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Rick McCharles, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

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