California · Rock climbing · Yosemite National Park

Olmsted Canyon Boulders

Olmsted Canyon Boulders in California has 6 climbing routes with bouldering pads and sport styles.

Olmsted Canyon BouldersPhoto: dbaron, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
6 routes
5.11+ – 5.12a
Bouldering · Sport

Is Olmsted Canyon Boulders 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 Canyon Boulders

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 mi away at 8,694 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Olmsted Canyon Boulders is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park, within the Yosemite Wilderness in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among several other climbing spots in the Olmsted area, with Olmsted Canyon Right about 0.1 mile away and the Olmsted Area about 0.2 mile away. The climbing here is bouldering, with five boulder problems and one sport route among the six listed routes. The boulders run from V4+ to V8 on the V scale and from 5.11+ to 5.12a/b on the YDS scale. Conan the Barbarian is the sport route, graded 5.11+. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Tuolumne Meadows show July highs around 71°F and lows near 38°F, while winter highs stay in the low 40s. A fee is charged for climbing here. For more time on foot, the May Lake Trail and Sunrise Lakes Trailhead are both about 1.3 miles away. North Pines Campground, about 6.5 miles off, offers a place to stay.

Routes (6)

Conquistadors Boulder(1)

ConquistadorsV8

Facts about this crag

Rules & access

Fee
Yes

Source: National Park Service API

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