Orange Pillar
Orange Pillar in California has 15 mixed and trad routes across 11 grades.
- 15 routes
- 5.7 – 5.11b
- Trad · Mixed
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Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 4 alerts for Inyo National Forest.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions in Effect
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-26-23 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Help Halt Golden Mussel Invasion
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-04 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
Golden Trout and Hoover Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Inyo National Forest · Order 05-04-50-25-05 · USFS · Inyo National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Inyo National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Orange Pillar is a climbing area in California's John Muir Wilderness, within the White Mountain Ranger District of Inyo National Forest. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits among several other climbing spots, including First Cliff and First Cliff, Right Tower, both about 0.1 mile away. The area has 15 routes, 14 of which are trad and one is mixed. Grades run from 5.7 up to 5.11-, with the median around 5.10b. Among the named routes are Faith + 1 at 5.7, Beverly Hills Ninja at 5.10a, and Priapism at 5.11a. Hilton Lakes and the Hilton Lakes Trail are both within about half a mile, and Rock Creek Lake Group Campground is about 0.7 mile away. Rock Creek, a paddling spot, lies about 2.1 miles off.
Routes (15)
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