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The Peanut Gallery

Peanut Gallery, The in California has 3 climbing routes with sport and trad options.

3 routes
5.6 – 5.9+
Trad · Sport

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Tahoe National Forest.

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

Best time to visit The Peanut Gallery

Best months: May–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° / 17°

    11 wet

  2. Feb

    43° / 18°

    10 wet

  3. Mar

    48° / 22°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    53° / 26°

    7 wet

  5. May

    63° / 33°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 38°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    82° / 44°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    81° / 42°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 36°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    63° / 29°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 23°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    39° / 17°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Donner Mem Sp, CA, 4.4 mi away at 5,937 ft. The station sits about 700 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.

The Peanut Gallery is a climbing area in California's Tahoe National Forest, within the Truckee Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land, and the area sits among several other climbing spots, with Southeast Wall and Space Wall each about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is a small cluster of routes, with three in total. Two are trad routes, and one is a sport route. The grades run from 5.6 to 5.9+, with A Face In The Crowd at 5.9 and Tumbling Turmoil at 5.9+. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 82°F with lows near 44°F, and only about two wet days that month. That station sits roughly 700 feet lower than the area, so temperatures at the wall run cooler. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000 and the Donner Summit Lakes Trail are both within a mile. Milton Reservoir, about 1.7 miles away, offers fishing, and Granite Flat campground is about 6 miles off.

Routes (3)

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