California · Rock climbing · Oakhurst

The Motherload

Motherload is a California bouldering crag with 5 routes across 5 grades.

5 routes
V1 – V6
Bouldering

Is Motherload, The open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sierra National Forest. It doesn't name Motherload, The, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Sierra National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Motherload

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.

  1. Jan

    45° / 27°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    46° / 27°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    50° / 28°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    55° / 31°

    7 wet

  5. May

    63° / 37°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 44°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 51°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    80° / 49°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    75° / 45°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 37°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 30°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    44° / 26°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at So Entrance Yosemite Np, CA, 6.4 mi away at 5,047 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Motherload is a climbing area in the Bass Lake Ranger District of Sierra National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. It sits among several other climbing spots, with Hollow and Lewis Creek just a short distance away. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 80°F with lows near 50°F and only a day or two of wet weather each month. That station sits about 1,100 feet lower than the Motherload, so expect cooler temperatures up top. Hollow is just 0.1 mile away and Lewis Creek is 0.3 mile away. For a walk, the Martin Trail is 0.7 mile off and the Deadman Trail is 0.9 mile away.

Routes (5)

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