Puppy Dome
Puppy Dome in California has 8 climbing routes across 7 difficulty grades.
Photo: endolith, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 8 routes
- 5.5 – 5.12c
- Trad · Bouldering · Mixed
Is Puppy Dome 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 Puppy Dome
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.
Jan
41° / 13°
Feb
38° / 12°
Mar
42° / 15°
Apr
45° / 22°
May
54° / 27°
Jun
65° / 33°
Jul
71° / 38°
Aug
70° / 36°
Sep
65° / 32°
Oct
57° / 26°
Nov
47° / 20°
Dec
40° / 12°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 0.2 mi away at 8,694 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Puppy Dome is a climbing area in Yosemite National Park in California, managed by the National Park Service. It sits among a cluster of boulders and small climbing routes, with Wave Boulder and Mantel Boulder each about 0.1 mile away. The area is close to Tuolumne Meadows Campground, about 0.8 mile off, and the Pacific Crest Trail passes within a mile. The climbing here runs from trad routes to bouldering, with eight routes in total. The grades range from 5.5 to 5.12c, and the hardest is Grenade Launcher, a 5.12c trad route first climbed by John Bachar in the 1980s. Machine World is a 5.11c boulder problem, and Do or Fly is a 5.11c trad route. The bouldering is a natural pairing with the surrounding boulders, and the trad routes offer a longer, more sustained option. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Tuolumne Meadows show July highs around 71°F with lows near 38°F, while winter highs sit in the low 40s. A fee is charged for climbing here.
Routes (8)
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