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Fresno Dome

Fresno Dome in California has 12 climbing routes across 10 grades, offering sport and trad styles.

Fresno DomePhoto: Guywelch2000, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
12 routes
5.7 – 5.11b
Trad · Sport

Is Fresno Dome open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sierra National Forest. It doesn't name Fresno Dome, 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 Fresno Dome

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

    43° / 24°

    11 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 23°

    11 wet

  3. Mar

    46° / 26°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    50° / 29°

    8 wet

  5. May

    56° / 36°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    66° / 42°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    74° / 49°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    74° / 49°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    68° / 44°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    58° / 37°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 31°

    8 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 25°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Huntington Lake, CA, 23.4 mi away at 7,020 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Fresno Dome is a climbing area in California's Sierra National Forest, within the Bass Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land. The area sits among two named climbing zones: the e. "South" Face and Main Wall, both about 0.1 mile away, which makes it easy to pair routes. The climbing here is a mix of trad and sport styles. Of the 12 routes listed, eight are trad and four are sport, with grades ranging from 5.7 up to 5.11b. Some of the named routes are Small dog crack at 5.7, Water Wheel at 5.8 and Time Lapse at 5.11b. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Huntington Lake weather station show July and August highs around 74°F with lows near 49°F and only one or two wet days a month. Winter there is cold, with January highs around 43°F and lows near 24°F. For a base, Kelty Meadow campground is about a mile away, and the Sky Trail is roughly 1.4 miles off. Texas Flat campground and Big Creek, a paddling spot, are each within about 4.5 miles.

Routes (12)

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