Hurd Lake
Hurd Lake in California has 24 climbing routes with bouldering pads and alpine no fixed protection.
Photo: daveynin from United States, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 24 routes
- V0 – V7-8
- Bouldering · Alpine
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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 · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Hurd Lake is a climbing area in California's John Muir Wilderness, within the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits in designated wilderness, so expect backcountry conditions. The climbing here is bouldering, with 22 boulder problems and two alpine routes among the 24 routes listed. The boulders run from V0 to V7-8 on the V scale, with the hardest of them, The Deciever, at V7-8. The YDS grades on the alpine routes are 5.10b and 5.10c. Groove Train is a V0 boulder, and Boz Boz Slab is a V5-6. Mary Louise Lake and Treasure Lakes are both within half a mile, and Wild Rose Buttress and Mt. Goode are climbing areas about 2 miles away. Willow Campground, roughly 2.7 miles off, is the closest place to camp.
Routes (24)
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