The Chapel Wall
The Chapel Wall in California has 23 climbing routes with 13 difficulty grades.
Photo: Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 23 routes
- 5.8 – 5.13b
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Is The Chapel Wall 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 Chapel Wall
Best months: March–June and September–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.
Jan
48° / 29°
9 wet
Feb
51° / 30°
9 wet
Mar
57° / 33°
10 wet
Apr
63° / 38°
8 wet
May
70° / 45°
6 wet
Jun
80° / 51°
3 wet
Jul
89° / 57°
1 wet
Aug
89° / 57°
1 wet
Sep
83° / 51°
2 wet
Oct
71° / 41°
3 wet
Nov
56° / 32°
6 wet
Dec
46° / 28°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yosemite Park Hq, CA, 0.9 mi away at 4,018 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Chapel Wall is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits within the park's own boundaries, and a fee is charged for access. The climbing here is a mix of sport and trad routes, with 13 sport routes and 9 trad routes among the 23 listed. The YDS grades run from 5.8 up to 5.13b, with the median at 5.11d. Some of the named routes include Chockblock Chimney (5.8, trad), Controlled Burn (5.11a, trad), The Great Escape (5.11c/d, sport), Pink Panther (5.11d, sport) and Cripps (5.13b, sport). For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show May highs around 70°F and October highs around 71°F, while July and August average highs near 89°F. The Public Sanitation Wall is just 0.2 miles away, and Sentinel Boulders and the Four Mile Trailhead are each about 0.6 miles off. Lower Pines Campground is roughly 1.4 miles away.
Routes (23)
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