The Cookie Cliff
Cookie Cliff, The in California has 37 climbing routes across 16 difficulty grades.
- 37 routes
- 5.8 – 5.13b/c
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Is Cookie Cliff, 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 Cookie Cliff
Best months: March–June and September–November. 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
48° / 29°
9 wet
Feb
51° / 30°
9 wet
Mar
57° / 33°
10 wet
Apr
63° / 38°
8 wet
May
70° / 45°
6 wet
Jun
80° / 51°
3 wet
Jul
89° / 57°
1 wet
Aug
89° / 57°
1 wet
Sep
83° / 51°
2 wet
Oct
71° / 41°
3 wet
Nov
56° / 32°
6 wet
Dec
46° / 28°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yosemite Park Hq, CA, 7.4 mi away at 4,018 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Cookie Cliff is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park, California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits within the park's own land, and a fee is charged for entry. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 70°F and October highs around 71°F, while July and August average highs near 89°F. The climbing here is mostly trad, with 30 traditional routes and five sport routes among the 37 routes listed. Grades run from 5.8 up to 5.13b/c. Some of the named routes include The Elevator Shaft at 5.8 and The Renegade at 5.13b/c. The Cookie Cliff is a cluster of named areas, with the East Pillar of the Cookie, The Sugar Cookie and The Cookie Sheet each about 0.1 mile away. Old Big Oak Flat Road Trail lies about a mile off.
Routes (37)
Facts about this crag
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