California · Rock climbing · South Lake Tahoe

Gold Finger Area

Gold Finger Area in California has 5 climbing routes ranging across 5 difficulty grades.

Gold Finger AreaPhoto: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
5 routes
5.10b – 5.12d
Sport · Trad

Is Gold Finger Area open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Gold Finger Area, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Gold Finger Area

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

    36° / 23°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    37° / 23°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    42° / 26°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    48° / 29°

    5 wet

  5. May

    56° / 35°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    66° / 42°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    75° / 49°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    74° / 49°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    67° / 44°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    55° / 36°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    43° / 28°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    35° / 23°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dagget Pass, NV, 13 mi away at 7,334 ft. The station sits about 600 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.

Gold Finger Area is a climbing area in California's Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, managed by the Forest Service. It sits within the Lake Tahoe Basin, and two other climbing areas, Gangsta Wall and Billy Land, both lie about 0.1 mile away, making it easy to pair with a visit to either. The climbing here is sport and trad, with five routes in all. The Gold Finger route is the only trad, graded 5.10b. The rest are sport, and they climb from 5.11b up to 5.12d. Among them are Rage for Order, first climbed by Dave and Mike Hatchett and Dave Griffith in 1990, and Metallarete, a 5.12d first ascended by Dan Osman. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. A nearby weather station at Dagget Pass records typical July highs around 75°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs there hover in the mid-30s. The Saucer Lake Trail is about 0.6 mile away, and the Triangle Lateral Trail is about 1.2 mile off. Lovers Leap Campground is roughly 5 miles away for an overnight stay, and the Upper Truckee River, about 3.5 miles away, offers canoeing.

Routes (5)

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