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Kitty Boulders

Kitty Boulders in California offers 5 bouldering routes across 4 grades.

Kitty BouldersPhoto: endolith, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
5 routes
V2 – V6
Bouldering

Is Kitty Boulders 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 Kitty Boulders

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.

  1. Jan

    41° / 13°

  2. Feb

    38° / 12°

  3. Mar

    42° / 15°

  4. Apr

    45° / 22°

  5. May

    54° / 27°

  6. Jun

    65° / 33°

  7. Jul

    71° / 38°

  8. Aug

    70° / 36°

  9. Sep

    65° / 32°

  10. Oct

    57° / 26°

  11. Nov

    47° / 20°

  12. Dec

    40° / 12°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 0.3 mi away at 8,694 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Kitty Boulders is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits within the park's Tuolumne area, about 0.3 miles from the Tuolumne Meadows weather station, and several other boulders lie within a short distance. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the nearby Tuolumne Meadows station show July highs around 71°F with lows near 38°F, while winter highs stay in the low 40s and lows drop to about 12°F. A fee is charged for climbing here. Tuolumne Meadows Campground is about 0.7 miles away, and the Pacific Crest Trail and Lembert Dome Trail are each about 0.8 miles off. Cracked Boulder and J.B.'s Boulder are both about 0.1 miles away.

Routes (5)

Golden Face Boulder(1)

Golden FaceV4

Facts about this crag

Rules & access

Fee
Yes

Source: National Park Service API

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