California · Rock climbing · Yosemite National Park

Penny Royal Arches

Penny Royal Arches in California has 10 trad climbing routes across 6 grades.

Penny Royal ArchesPhoto: Olivier Bruchez, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
10 routes
5.4 – 5.10b
Trad

Is Penny Royal Arches 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 Penny Royal Arches

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

Penny Royal Arches is a climbing area in the Yosemite Wilderness within Yosemite National Park in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits inside the park's wilderness boundary, so visitors should plan for the rules and expectations that go with backcountry travel in designated wilderness. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Tuolumne Meadows run to highs around 71°F and lows near 38°F in July, while winter highs stay in the low 40s. The area charges a fee, according to the National Park Service. For more climbing close by, Pywiak Dome is about 0.4 miles away and Block, The is about 0.5 miles away. For a day on foot, Lower Cathedral Lake Trail is about 1.6 miles off, and Tuolumne Meadows Campground is about 4.8 miles away for those planning an overnight stay.

Routes (10)

Facts about this crag

Rules & access

Fee
Yes

Source: National Park Service API

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