Five Open Books
Five Open Books is a California climbing crag with 2 trad routes.
Photo: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 2 routes
- 5.8 – 5.9
- Trad
Is Five Open Books 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 Five Open Books
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, 0.5 mi away at 4,018 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.
Five Open Books is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park, within the Yosemite Wilderness, managed by the National Park Service. It sits in the high country of the park, close to Yosemite Falls Trail and Camp 4 West. The most comfortable months for a visit are May and September, when typical averages from a nearby weather station run around 70°F by day and 45°F at night in May, and 83°F by day and 51°F at night in September. July and August are the warmest, with typical highs near 89°F, while winter months bring highs in the upper 40s and lows in the upper 20s. A fee is charged for visits to the park. Lower Falls Amphitheater and First Tier are both climbing areas within a quarter mile. Yosemite Falls Trail starts about 0.6 miles away, and Lower Pines Campground is about 1.9 miles off.
Routes (2)
Second Tier(2)
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