The Gunks
Gunks, The is a California climbing crag with 7 routes across 5 grades.
Photo: endolith, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 7 routes
- V2 – V8
- Bouldering
Is Gunks, The 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 The Gunks
Best months: June–September. 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
41° / 13°
Feb
38° / 12°
Mar
42° / 15°
Apr
45° / 22°
May
54° / 27°
Jun
65° / 33°
Jul
71° / 38°
Aug
70° / 36°
Sep
65° / 32°
Oct
57° / 26°
Nov
47° / 20°
Dec
40° / 12°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 3.1 mi away at 8,694 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Gunks is a bouldering area in Yosemite National Park, California, within the Yosemite Wilderness. The National Park Service manages the land, and the climbing sits inside the park's wilderness boundaries. The area is a cluster of boulders rather than a single route. Seven boulder problems make up the crux, with grades ranging from V2 to V8. The hardest of them, Mean Green and Steelfingers Traverse, are both V8. The Cellulite Eliminator Stand Start is V5, and The Arete is V4. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Tuolumne Meadows show July highs around 71°F and lows near 38°F, while winter highs stay in the low 40s. Pothole Dome is about 0.4 miles away, and East Cottage Dome (aka Erratic Dome) is about 0.5 miles away. For a longer outing, the Budd Lake Trail is about 1.1 miles off, and Tuolumne Meadows Campground is about 2.3 miles away.
Routes (7)
Arete Boulder(1)
Green Meanies(2)
Second Boulder(1)
Facts about this crag
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