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Hoodgie Wall

Hoodgie Wall in California has 8 climbing routes across 5 difficulty grades.

Hoodgie WallPhoto: JingKe888, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
8 routes
5.6 – 5.9
Trad · Sport

Best time to visit Hoodgie Wall

Best months: February–May and October–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.

  1. Jan

    58° / 30°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    61° / 33°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    69° / 39°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    76° / 44°

    1 wet

  5. May

    85° / 53°

    1 wet

  6. Jun

    96° / 62°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    102° / 67°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    101° / 65°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    93° / 58°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    81° / 48°

    1 wet

  11. Nov

    67° / 36°

    2 wet

  12. Dec

    57° / 29°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Independence, CA, 13.7 mi away at 3,950 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

Hoodgie Wall is a climbing area in California's Bishop Field Office, managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The wall sits among several other climbing destinations, with Truffle Tower and The Tall Wall each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here offers a mix of sport and trad routes, with eight routes in total, and most fall between 5.6 and 5.9 on the YDS scale. The trad routes include Hoodgie, a 5.6, and Holy Shiite, Muslim!, a 5.7. The sport routes run from 5.8 to 5.8+ and include Ankles Away and Lafayette in America. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Independence, CA, show April highs around 76°F and October highs around 81°F, while July and August average in the low 100s. The Arch Loop Trail is half a mile away, and the Alabama Hills Trail is 1.5 miles off. For an overnight stay, Lone Pine and Tuttle Creek Campground are both about 3 miles away.

Routes (8)

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