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Elixir Wall

Elixir Wall in California has 10 routes across 7 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.

10 routes
5.8 – 5.11b
Trad · Sport

Is Elixir Wall open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Elixir Wall

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.

  1. Jan

    41° / 17°

  2. Feb

    41° / 18°

  3. Mar

    45° / 22°

  4. Apr

    51° / 27°

  5. May

    60° / 35°

  6. Jun

    70° / 42°

  7. Jul

    78° / 49°

  8. Aug

    77° / 47°

  9. Sep

    71° / 40°

  10. Oct

    61° / 30°

  11. Nov

    49° / 23°

  12. Dec

    41° / 17°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA, 16.8 mi away at 7,804 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.

Elixir Wall is a climbing area in California's Inyo National Forest, within the White Mountain Ranger District. The land is managed by the Forest Service, and it sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Hon Yak and Pyramid Wall both about 0.1 mile away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. A nearby weather station at Mammoth Lakes, roughly 17 miles off, records typical July highs around 78°F and lows near 49°F. Winter there averages highs in the low 40s and lows in the low teens, and Elixir Wall sits higher than that station, so temperatures here run a bit cooler. The area has 10 routes, mostly trad with two sport options. Grades range from 5.8 up to 5.11b. Alchemy and Mama's Magic Milk are among the routes listed, with the latter a sport climb at 5.11a. Palisade Group Campground is about 0.3 mile away, and East Fork Campground is about 0.8 mile away. The Upper Rock Creek Canyon Trail and the East Fork Ski Loop lie within about a mile.

Routes (10)

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