Midway Dome
Midway Dome in California has 5 climbing routes across 3 grades, offering sport and trad options.
Photo: stevelyon, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 5 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11b
- Trad · Sport
Is Midway Dome open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Sierra National Forest. It doesn't name Midway Dome, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Safety Tips for Burned Areas: Garnet Fire Area
Agency closure covering Sierra National Forest · USFS · Sierra National Forest
Wilderness Food and Refuse Storage
Agency closure covering Sierra National Forest · Order 05-15-00-26-03 · USFS · Sierra National Forest
Food and Refuse Storage
Agency closure covering Sierra National Forest · Order 05-15-00-26-02 · USFS · Sierra National Forest
Forest Order removes Fish Camp, Soda Springs, and Little Jackass from closure list
Agency alert covering Sierra National Forest · Order 05-15-00-26-11 · USFS · Sierra National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Sierra National Forest · Order 05-15-00-26-09 · USFS · Sierra National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Sierra National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Midway Dome
Best months: May–October. 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
43° / 24°
11 wet
Feb
44° / 23°
11 wet
Mar
46° / 26°
10 wet
Apr
50° / 29°
8 wet
May
56° / 36°
6 wet
Jun
66° / 42°
3 wet
Jul
74° / 49°
2 wet
Aug
74° / 49°
1 wet
Sep
68° / 44°
2 wet
Oct
58° / 37°
4 wet
Nov
49° / 31°
8 wet
Dec
44° / 25°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Huntington Lake, CA, 13.7 mi away at 7,020 ft. The station sits about 900 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.
Midway Dome is a climbing area in California's Sierra National Forest, within the Bass Lake Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the surrounding land, and the area sits close to two other climbing spots, Voodoo Dome and Crocodile Dome, as well as a pair of hikes, Pack Sta and Shuteye Pass. The climbing at Midway Dome is a mix of trad and sport routes. Five routes are listed, with grades ranging from 5.7 to 5.11b. The trad routes Dances With Knobs 5.7, Rite of Passage and Walkabout are the most common choices, and the sport route Bullroarer is the hardest at 5.11b. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Huntington Lake weather station, about 13.7 miles away and roughly 900 feet lower, show July and August highs around 74°F with lows near 49°F and only one or two wet days a month. Winter there runs in the mid-20s for lows. For more to do in the area, Voodoo Dome and Crocodile Dome are each within half a mile. Gaggs Camp, about 2.8 miles away, offers camping, and West Fork Chiquito Creek, also about 2.8 miles off, is a paddling option.
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