California · Rock climbing · Yosemite National Park

R2d2

Near the lower end of Low Profile Dome's grade span.

5.8
grade
Trad Gear
style

Is R2D2 open right now?

No closures listed

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Best time to visit R2D2

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

One of 10 routes catalogued at Low Profile Dome, this climb sits near the lower end of the crag's 5.7 to 5.11a range.

Photo of the crag

Low Profile Dome — the crag this route is on
Low Profile Dome, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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