East Pillar of the Cookie
East Pillar of the Cookie in California offers 12 climbing routes across 9 grades in sport and trad styles.
Photo: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 12 routes
- 5.10d – 5.13d
- Trad · Sport
Is East Pillar of the Cookie 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 East Pillar of the Cookie
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.
East Pillar of the Cookie is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among a cluster of named climbing areas, with The Sugar Cookie, The Cookie Cliff and The Cookie Sheet all about 0.1 mile away. The area has 12 routes, a mix of trad and sport climbing, with grades ranging from 5.10d to 5.13d. Among the routes are Terminator, Right (5.10d, trad) and Iced Earth (5.12d, sport), and the New Leaf (2nd pitch of GL) reaches 5.13d. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. 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. A fee is charged for climbing in the park. Bridalveil Creek Campground is about 6.7 miles away, and the El Capitan Trail is about 1.3 miles off.
Routes (12)
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