Ellery Bowl
Ellery Bowl in California offers 3 trad climbing routes on 2 difficulty grades.
- 3 routes
- 5.9+ – 5.10
- Trad
Is Ellery Bowl open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Effect
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-26-23 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Help Halt Golden Mussel Invasion
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-04 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-05 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Ellery Bowl is a climbing area in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, within the Mono Lake Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits among several other climbing spots and trails, making it a compact base for a day of rock and a longer stay in the wilderness. The climbing here is all trad, with three routes listed at grades from 5.9+ to 5.10. Golden Years is the easiest, and Life on Mars and Much Too Fist are both 5.10. The routes are close together, so it's easy to string a few together in one outing. Golden Rock is just 0.3 miles away, and Ellery Dam Spillway Crag is 0.8 miles off. For a break from the rock, Ellery Campground is 1.2 miles away, and the Nunatak Tioga Tarns Trail is 1.3 miles away.
Routes (3)
Golden Years(3)
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