California · Rock climbing · Yosemite National Park

The Glass Pyramid

Glass Pyramid is a bouldering crag in California with 6 routes.

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6 routes

V0 – V4

Bouldering

Is Glass Pyramid, The open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Yosemite National Park.

As of Oct 24, 6:30 pm PDT · Source: NPS · Yosemite National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Glass Pyramid

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, 0.9 mi away at 4,018 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Glass Pyramid is a bouldering area in Yosemite National Park, California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits within the park's own boundaries, about a tenth of a mile from the Yosemite Falls Trail, Camp 4 West and the Cove Area, which makes it an easy addition to a day spent exploring the park's climbing and hiking around the falls. The area is a cluster of bouldering problems, with six routes listed and all of them rated on the V scale. The Glass Pyramid Arete is the easiest at V0, and Smear Out is the hardest at V4. The Zschiesche Problem and Unnamed Traverse fall in between at V3 and V2. The routes are all bouldering, so there is no climbing on rock faces here. 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. A fee is charged for park use. Lower Pines Campground and North Pines Campground are both about 2 miles away for overnight stays.