California · Bouldering · South Lake Tahoe

Pecan Pie Low

The hardest route catalogued at Lost In Space.

V9
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Is Pecan Pie Low open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Pecan Pie Low, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Pecan Pie Low

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

    43° / 18°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    43° / 19°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    48° / 24°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    53° / 28°

    8 wet

  5. May

    62° / 33°

    7 wet

  6. Jun

    72° / 38°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    80° / 43°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    80° / 41°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 35°

    3 wet

  10. Oct

    62° / 29°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    51° / 23°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    43° / 18°

    10 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at South Lake Tahoe Ap, CA, 7.6 mi away at 6,314 ft. The station sits about 500 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.

This is the hardest climb catalogued at Lost In Space, standing at the top of a V1–V9 grade span across seven routes at the crag.

Photo of the crag

Lost In Space — the crag this route is on
Lost In Space, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Jesse Gardner plasticmind, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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