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Frontier Left

Frontier Left in California has 6 climbing routes across 5 grades, offering sport and trad styles.

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6 routes

5.6 – 5.11+

Trad · Sport

Is Frontier Left 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 Oct 24, 7:00 pm PDT · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Frontier Left

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.

Jan
43° / 24°
11 wet
Feb
44° / 23°
11 wet
Mar
46° / 26°
10 wet
Apr
50° / 29°
8 wet
May
56° / 36°
6 wet
Jun
66° / 42°
3 wet
Jul
74° / 49°
2 wet
Aug
74° / 49°
1 wet
Sep
68° / 44°
2 wet
Oct
58° / 37°
4 wet
Nov
49° / 31°
8 wet
Dec
44° / 25°
10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Huntington Lake, CA, 38.7 mi away at 7,020 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Frontier Left is a climbing area in the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California. It sits alongside the Frontier Right and Lambada Dome Left areas, all within a tenth of a mile, so it is easy to pair with other crags in the cluster. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from the Huntington Lake weather station, about 39 miles away, show July and August highs around 74°F with lows near 49°F and only a day or two of wet weather each month. Winters there average highs in the low 40s and lows in the mid-20s, with more frequent rain. The area has six routes, a mix of trad and sport climbing, with grades from 5.6 to 5.11+. The sport route Coffee Bean (5.6) and the trad route Classic Crack (5.10a) are among the options, and Dog Day Afternoon (5.11) is the hardest of the bunch. Bishop Creek, a canoeing spot, lies about 0.6 miles away, and Bitterbrush Campground is roughly 2.2 miles off. The Egypt hike and the Schober Lookout Trail are also within a few miles.