California · Rock climbing · Oakhurst

Enchanted Rock

Enchanted Rock in California offers 11 sport climbing routes across 7 difficulty grades.

Enchanted RockPhoto: Guywelch2000, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
11 routes
5.7 – 5.11a
Sport

Is Enchanted Rock open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sierra National Forest. It doesn't name Enchanted Rock, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).

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

Best time to visit Enchanted Rock

Best months: May–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

    45° / 27°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 27°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    50° / 28°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    55° / 31°

    7 wet

  5. May

    63° / 37°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 44°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 51°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    80° / 49°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    75° / 45°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 37°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 30°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 26°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at So Entrance Yosemite Np, CA, 6.9 mi away at 5,047 ft. The station sits about 1,400 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.

Enchanted Rock is a climbing area in California's Sierra National Forest, within the Bass Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits close to other climbing spots in the Willow Creek Wall and Upper Willow Creek Wall areas, along with Kelty Meadow campground and the Sky Trail hike. The climbing here is all sport routes, and the grade range runs from 5.7 up to 5.11a. Among the 11 routes are Delightful Diagonal at 5.7, Improbable at 5.10b, and More Core at 5.11a. The Anderson clan first ascended most of them, with Jerry Anderson listed for More Core. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 80°F and lows near 50°F, with only a day or two of precipitation each month. That station sits roughly 1,400 feet lower than the rock, so expect cooler temperatures on the wall. Kelty Meadow campground is about half a mile away, and Texas Flat campground is about 1.5 miles off. The Willow Creek Wall is 0.4 miles away, and the Sky Trail is about a mile away for a hike.

Routes (11)

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