California · Rock climbing · Sequoia National Park

East Face

East Face in California has 9 routes across 7 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad climbing.

East FacePhoto: Juhele_CZ, CC0 (via Flickr)
9 routes
5.5 – 5.10b/c
Trad · Mixed · Sport

Is East Face open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Sequoia National Park.

As of · Source: NPS · Sequoia National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit East Face

Best months: June–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

    39° / 17°

    9 wet · 8 snow

  2. Feb

    41° / 18°

    10 wet · 8 snow

  3. Mar

    45° / 22°

    10 wet · 8 snow

  4. Apr

    50° / 26°

    8 wet · 5 snow

  5. May

    58° / 33°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  6. Jun

    68° / 40°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    76° / 46°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    76° / 44°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 39°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    59° / 31°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    47° / 23°

    6 wet · 4 snow

  12. Dec

    37° / 17°

    8 wet · 6 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lodgepole, CA, 4.5 mi away at 6,735 ft. The station sits about 1,000 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

East Face is a climbing area in Sequoia National Park, within the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness, on land managed by the National Park Service. It sits in the high country of the park, where the wilderness and the park's boundaries overlap. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the Lodgepole weather station, about 4.5 miles away, show July and August highs around 76°F with lows in the mid-40s and only a couple of wet days a month. Winter brings highs in the upper 30s and frequent snow days, with January and February each averaging about eight. The West Face and Moro Rock (SEKI) climbing areas are both about 0.2 miles away, and the Sugar Pine hike starts at a similar distance. For an overnight stay, Potwisha Campground is about 2.7 miles off.

Routes (9)

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