California · Rock climbing · Paicines

Lost Sister

Mid-range climb among ten routes at The Sisters in California.

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Is Lost Sister open right now?

Alert in the area

The National Park Service lists an alert for Pinnacles National Park.

  • Fire Danger HIGH

    Park alert covering Pinnacles National Park · NPS · Pinnacles National Park

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Best time to visit Lost Sister

Best months: October–May. 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

    63° / 34°

    12 wet

  2. Feb

    64° / 36°

    11 wet

  3. Mar

    68° / 38°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    72° / 39°

    6 wet

  5. May

    80° / 43°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    89° / 47°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    96° / 50°

    0 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 50°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    92° / 48°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    82° / 43°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    70° / 37°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    62° / 33°

    11 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pinnacles Nm, CA, 0.7 mi away at 1,307 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of ten routes catalogued at The Sisters, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range, which spans from 5.4 to 5.10a.

Photo of the crag

The Sisters — the crag this route is on
The Sisters, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Effeietsanders, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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