California · Rock climbing · Yosemite National Park

Olmsted Area

Olmsted Area in California has 8 climbing routes with mixed and trad styles.

Olmsted AreaPhoto: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
8 routes
5.6 – 5.10c
Mixed · Trad

Is Olmsted Area 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 Olmsted Area

Best months: June–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° / 13°

  2. Feb

    38° / 12°

  3. Mar

    42° / 15°

  4. Apr

    45° / 22°

  5. May

    54° / 27°

  6. Jun

    65° / 33°

  7. Jul

    71° / 38°

  8. Aug

    70° / 36°

  9. Sep

    65° / 32°

  10. Oct

    57° / 26°

  11. Nov

    47° / 20°

  12. Dec

    40° / 12°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 9.1 mi away at 8,694 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Olmsted Area is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park, California, within the Yosemite Wilderness. The National Park Service manages the land, and the area sits inside the park's wilderness boundaries. The climbing here is a mix of trad and mixed routes, with eight routes in total. The grades run from 5.6 to 5.10c, and the hardest is Creature from the Black Lagoon at 5.10c. Among the routes are Kipper Smack (Aka. Regular Route) at 5.7 and Ten B or Not Ten B at 5.10b. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Tuolumne Meadows show July highs around 71°F with lows near 38°F, while winter highs stay in the low 40s. Olmsted Canyon Right and Olmsted Canyon Boulders are both within a quarter mile. For a hike, May Lake Trail is about 1.2 miles away and Sunrise Lakes Trailhead about 1.4 miles.

Routes (8)

Facts about this crag

Rules & access

Fee
Yes

Source: National Park Service API

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