Yosemite Falls Area
Yosemite Falls Area in California has 13 climbing routes across 10 grades, featuring sport and trad styles.
Photo: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 13 routes
- 5.6 – 5.11d
- Trad · Sport
Is Yosemite Falls Area 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 Yosemite Falls Area
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, 0.4 mi away at 4,018 ft. The station sits about 1,100 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.
Yosemite Falls Area is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park, within the Yosemite Wilderness in California, managed by the National Park Service. The Yosemite Falls Trail and Camp 4 West are both about a mile away, and the Lower Falls Amphitheater and Sunnyside Bench climbing areas sit just 0.2 miles off, so this is a compact cluster of destinations. Visitors pay an entrance fee to enter the park. The most comfortable months are typically late spring and early fall. A nearby weather station records typical average highs around 70°F in May and 71°F in October, while July and August average about 89°F. Lower Pines Campground and North Pines Campground are both about 1.8 miles away for an overnight stay. The Merced River, roughly 5.6 miles out, offers canoeing.
Routes (13)
Arrowhead Arete(2)
Lost Arrow Spire(3)
Upper Falls Trail and Columbia Point(3)
Yosemite Falls Wall(4)
Yosemite Point(1)
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