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Lower Wall

Lower Wall in California has 8 climbing routes across 6 grades, offering sport and trad options.

8 routes
5.7 – 5.10d
Trad · Sport

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.

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Best time to visit Lower Wall

Best months: May–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° / 17°

  2. Feb

    41° / 18°

  3. Mar

    45° / 22°

  4. Apr

    51° / 27°

  5. May

    60° / 35°

  6. Jun

    70° / 42°

  7. Jul

    78° / 49°

  8. Aug

    77° / 47°

  9. Sep

    71° / 40°

  10. Oct

    61° / 30°

  11. Nov

    49° / 23°

  12. Dec

    41° / 17°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mammoth Lakes Rs, CA, 16.6 mi away at 7,804 ft. The station sits about 1,400 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.

Lower Wall is a climbing area in the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Higher Wall and Rock Creek both about 0.1 mile away. Palisade Group Campground is roughly 0.6 mile off, and Big Meadow Campground is about 0.7 mile away, making it easy to pair a day on the rock with an overnight stay. The climbing here is a mix of trad and sport routes, with nine routes in total. The grades run from 5.7 to 5.10d, and the hardest is Shit Faced, a sport route at 5.10d. Among the trad options are Red Eye at 5.8 and Whiskey, Neat at 5.9. Yes, Please is a sport route at 5.7. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mammoth Lakes show July highs around 78°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs sit around 41°F. That station sits about 1,400 feet lower than the wall, so temperatures on the rock run cooler. Nearby, the Upper Rock Creek Canyon Trail is about 0.7 mile away, and the East Fork Ski Loop mountain biking route is about 1.1 mile off.

Routes (8)

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