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Indian Canyon

Indian Canyon in California has 8 traditional climbing routes.

Indian CanyonPhoto: ToGa Wanderings, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
8 routes
5.10a – 5.11c/d
Trad

Is Indian Canyon 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 Indian Canyon

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.

  1. Jan

    48° / 29°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    51° / 30°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    57° / 33°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 38°

    8 wet

  5. May

    70° / 45°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 51°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 57°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 57°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 51°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 41°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    56° / 32°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 28°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yosemite Park Hq, CA, 0.5 mi away at 4,018 ft. The station sits about 700 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.

Indian Canyon is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park, California, within the Yosemite Wilderness. The National Park Service manages the land, and the area sits inside the park's wilderness boundaries. The climbing here is all trad, with eight routes ranging from 5.10a to 5.11c/d. Among them are Police State at 5.10a, I Smell Bacon! at 5.10c, and Maps and Legends at 5.11c/d. 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. Church Bowl is about 0.4 miles away and Yosemite Falls Area about 0.7 miles. North Dome Trail and North Pines Campground are both about 1.3 miles off.

Routes (8)

Facts about this crag

Rules & access

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Source: National Park Service API

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