California · Bouldering · Yosemite National Park

Don Quixote

The hardest problem catalogued at Wawona's Don Quixote Boulder sector.

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Is Don Quixote 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 Don Quixote

Best months: May–October. 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

    45° / 27°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 27°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    50° / 28°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    55° / 31°

    7 wet

  5. May

    63° / 37°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 44°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 51°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    80° / 49°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    75° / 45°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 37°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 30°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 26°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at So Entrance Yosemite Np, CA, 2.4 mi away at 5,047 ft. The station sits about 800 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 seven boulder problems catalogued at Wawona, this climb represents the upper end of the difficulty range at Don Quixote Boulder.

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