Mecca
Mecca in California offers 22 climbing routes across 10 grades, with sport and trad options.
Photo: dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 22 routes
- 5.10c – 5.13c
- Sport · Trad
Is Mecca 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 Mecca
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, 3.6 mi away at 4,018 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Mecca is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park, within the Yosemite Wilderness, on land managed by the National Park Service. It sits in the park's backcountry, close to the Lower Cathedral Area and Lower Cathedral Rock, which are both about 0.2 miles away. The most comfortable months for a visit are typically late spring and early fall. 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. A fee is charged for climbing here. Bridalveil Fall Trail and the Rockslides hike are both within half a mile. Bridalveil Creek Campground is about 4 miles away.
Routes (22)
Facts about this crag
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Photo: Walter Siegmund (talk · contribs), CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)Bridalveil Fall
~0 min drive
Photo: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)Rockslides
~1 min drive
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~2 min drive
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Camp 4
~5 min drive
