Curly Shuffle Cliff
Curly Shuffle Cliff in California has 5 routes with mixed and trad climbing.
- 5 routes
- 5.6 – 5.11b
- Trad · Mixed
Is Curly Shuffle Cliff open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Effect
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-26-23 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Help Halt Golden Mussel Invasion
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-04 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-05 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Curly Shuffle Cliff
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.
Jan
41° / 17°
Feb
41° / 18°
Mar
45° / 22°
Apr
51° / 27°
May
60° / 35°
Jun
70° / 42°
Jul
78° / 49°
Aug
77° / 47°
Sep
71° / 40°
Oct
61° / 30°
Nov
49° / 23°
Dec
41° / 17°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA, 8.9 mi away at 7,804 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Curly Shuffle Cliff is a climbing area in California's Inyo National Forest, within the Mono Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the cliff sits among a cluster of other climbing areas, including Holy Buttress Cliff and The Stumps, both about 0.1 mile away. The routes here run from trad to mixed, with grades from 5.6 up to 5.11b. Among them are H&R Block at 5.10a and Curly Shuffle at 5.11b, a mixed climb first ascended by Ken Yager and Grant Hiskes in August 1983. Stumpjumper, at 5.11a, is a trad route with a 1985 first ascent by Neal Newcomb, Tim Noonan and Grant Hiskes. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mammoth Lakes put July highs around 78°F and lows near 49°F, while winter highs stay in the low 40s with lows around 17°F. Glass Creek Campground and Big Springs Campground are both within about 2 miles, and Rush Creek, a canoeing spot, lies roughly 10 miles away.
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